A group of Japanese artists are hoping to help people embrace both the Olympic spirit and Japanese culture by reimagining flags of competing countries as samurai characters. Nations large and ...

Even the samurai's understanding of art and poetry can be traced to stories of the Gempei War. As infighting increased through the following century, so did the need to defend Japan from foreign ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call ... Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely sell to art collectors for hundreds ...

Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films, ...

The creation of Japanese samurai armor was an art form in its own right, often passed down through generations of skilled craftsmen. Armorers, or Katchu-shi, used a variety of materials ...

Fortnite's all-new Chapter 6 era, set to begin in December, will live on a fresh battle royale island themed around Japan, ...

When pirates operated in Japan's Seto Inland Sea around 500 years ... Upon receiving a toll, the Murakami Kaizoku gave a vessel a flag that guaranteed safe passage. Today, sea traffic controllers ...

Five online modules each provide a case study in the role of art in capturing and conveying human experience. The samurai warrior has come to symbolize Japan’s medieval period of social and political ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Samurai Simulator First samurai simulator on Steam. In Samurai Simulator game you play the role of a samurai who is growing up in a Japanese village and ...

Legendary comic book artist and Milestone Media co-founder Denys Cowan is the subject of a new artbook. Check out an ...

Yves Guillemot has an answer to Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy, it's just not a very clear one ...