It might be tempting to think that December isn’t the best time of year to visit Japan. Although December officially marks ...

After living in Tokyo for over a decade, I’ve come to appreciate the quieter side of Japan. Recently, I discovered Fukui ...

With Gladiator II in cinemas now, here are some recommendations if you're in the mood for vaulting over the couch at home.

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.

namely on the aspect of culture and discipline that all the soldiers or samurai practiced in that era. Shogun, created by FX ...

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 ...

Sony has launched the PlayStation Store “November Savings” promotion, and while it’s not the big Black Friday PSN sale, it does offer a good slate of discounted titles. There are over 2,800 total ...

The disappearance of society figure Lord Lucan sparked a major manhunt 50 years ago and has spawned endless theories about his whereabouts in the decades since. The British aristocrat and renowned ...

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of his mother Sandra Rivett's death, her son Neil has shared he believed Lord Lucan is still alive and well. A three-part documentary on the gruesome 1974 murder of ...

Neil Berriman's mother was at the centre of an infamous murder case The son of the woman thought to have been murdered by Lord Lucan believes the peer "could still be alive" following his ...

It was not immediately clear what triggered the fight, in which weapons including the axe, a knife, a samurai sword and baseball bats were used. All the wounded people were brought to hospital and ...