Nevertheless, her inclusion as a main character gives us an opportunity to learn more about women fighters in Japanese history. Also, although Atsu has not been identified as a samurai per se, we’ll ...

There is no right or wrong answer in his continued absence from the international stage, especially if Japan continue to get results under Moriyasu. It is entirely the prerogative of the Samurai ...

In 1867, five Japanese students took a long sea voyage to Massachusetts for some advanced schooling. The group included a 13-year-old named Eiichirō Honma, who was from one of the samurai families ...

Samurai Japan took the lead in the home half, when singles from Shota Morishita and Ryoya Kurihara set up Kotaro Kurebayashi's two-run single. Japan was prevented from making it 3-1 in the third ...

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

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

Japan hammered a hapless Indonesia side 4-0 on Friday, extending their lead at the top of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup ...

Australia hosts Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Melbourne on Thursday while Japan and South Korea can take a ...