Cute, right? Not in some other countries, where this hand gesture is considered rude. If you use it in Japan, Russia or Indonesia, it’s considered obscene, while in Turkey, it might convey that ...

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Rice farmers hire a band of samurai to defend them against marauding bandits in Akira Kurosawa’s influential ... with this three-and-a-half-hour jidaigeki (period drama) set during Japan’s turbulent ...

Like many places in Japan, the city of Matsue is proud ... contest would put people in the mood to buy second-hand sweaters, retro electronics, or the myriad other, non-shanking-and-slicing-related ...

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 ...

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.

Now it is India’s turn to do others a favour. But it is not lending a helping hand to only multinational companies such as BAT or Whirlpool in debt distress but has also rescued a Japanese billionaire ...

That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by Murase Kabanko, a Japanese bag manufacturer that ... With every bag crafted by hand, this is not your everyday schoolbag.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lawmakers applaud as Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, standing, was elected for a new prime minister ...

an hour-long drama delving deep into samurai culture and the feudal politics of early 17th-century Japan. The winner of 18 Emmys, that show made history earlier this fall as the first Japanese ...