College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn is celebrating Japan’s iconic Shogun era with a never-seen-in-the-U.S. art exhibit. “Hokusai ...

(These samurai devotees bring a cherished culture back to life.) Her nephew’s forces were routed, leaving Hangaku to hold off the shogun’s army alone. Torisaka was a rather modest wooden ...

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...

By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief FX’s Shogun extended its reign over the 2024 Emmys on Sunday night. Going into the evening, the hit samurai series already held the record for the most wins ...

However skillfully a samurai wielded his traditional weapon, the long matchlock guns were much more effective. The new shogun requisitioned a large proportion of the arquebuses in use across Japan.

The shogun presented Adams with two swords representing the authority of a samurai, and decreed that William Adams the pilot was dead and that Miura Anjin, a samurai, was born in his place.

A few months ago, Netflix confirmed that it has a samurai show in the works called “Last Samurai Standing.” Back then, all we had was a rough premise and the name of the lead star. Now, we ...

"Shogun" is the supreme Emmys ruler ... After appearing as Ujio alongside Tom Cruise in 2003's "The Last Samurai" and as Kenji in 2007's "Rush Hour 3," Sanada moved to the U.S. to pursue ...