The conflict resulted in the Taira rising to power to form the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan. In 1180, the Minamoto clan resumed hostilities with the Taira in what became ...

These symbols not only identified the warrior on the battlefield but also served as talismans for protection and good fortune. While Japanese samurai armor was designed for battle, it was also ...

For hundreds of years, samurai, a class of elite warriors, shaped Japanese history, and tales of their exploits and adventures remain the stuff of legends. One of the most fascinating and ...

JOMON (10,000 - 300 B.C.) Prehistoric period of tribal/clan organization. Stone Age hunters and gatherers who make jomon ... Establishment of rigid social hierarchy ensures peace and stability ...

The development comes as Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) airs a history drama titled “Dosuru Ieyasu” (The way of Ieyasu) based on the story of the clan ... of the Last Samurai Dynasty ...

Known as Yasuke, the man was a warrior who reached the rank of samurai under the rule of Oda Nobunaga - a powerful 16th Century Japanese feudal lord who was the first of the three unifiers of Japan.

The Japanese language has three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana and Katakana are phonetic symbols, each representing one syllable while Kanji is ideogram, each stand ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... properties is what made the katana the samurai's most durable and prized weapon.

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 ... most iconic symbol or object ...

where the powerful samurai clan Mohri of the Chōshū Domain built their castle under the Tokugawa shogunate. If that doesn't convince you to visit, Yamaguchi is not only a beautiful Japanese city ...

Former Japanese national team soccer star Keisuke Honda loved a delicious bowl of ramen so much that he complained he was getting much more than his money's worth. "Ramen shop. 730 yen is too ...

Japan erupted with joy on Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home ...