The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in ...

Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes ...

THE mystery of a 1,000-year-old mummified “dragon” stashed among the treasures of the Japanese royal family has finally been ...

The samurai were a class of skilled professional ... As Leeson puts it: "Kamakura-era Japan was a dual polity….'Warrior rule' belongs to later eras in Japanese history." An analogy in European ...

Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...