Kozono, who hit just two homers in 143 games for the Hiroshima Carp during the NPB season, put the Japanese in the lead with ...

Shiraishi Kazuya’s brutal Boshin War period piece about a group of death-row criminals recruited to defend a dilapidated fortress challenges the notion of the noble samurai.

Following the critical and commercial success of "Ghost of Tsushima," a video game centered on the Mongol invasions of Japan, ...

Ishin is a rollicking Samurai adventure filled with equal parts drama and zaniness. It's an unforgettable experience that's ...

In 1867, five Japanese students took a long sea voyage to Massachusetts for some advanced schooling. The group included a ...

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

Like many places in Japan, the city of Matsue is proud of its local history, and also like many places in Japan, that local ...

An outlandish contest daring participants to impersonate Japanese samurai writhing in pain after "seppuku" -- ritual suicide -- has been called off after criticism that it was in poor taste.

Move over, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. It’s time for a new chapter in the baseball rivalry between Japan and the United ...

With each passing international window where he continues to be ignored in spite of what he achieves at club level, Yuma ...

Japan is within touching distance of an eighth straight World Cup appearance after a 3-1 win over China put the team nine ...