ENTERTAINMENT
Review: Shogun Is Great TV – But It’s Not About Colonialism
The 2024 Shogun TV series stacks up pretty well to history, says a Japanese historian - but the surrounding conversation around "colonialism"…
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ENTERTAINMENT
The 2024 Shogun TV series stacks up pretty well to history, says a Japanese historian - but the surrounding conversation around "colonialism"…
ENTERTAINMENT
Internationally famed director Kitano Takeshi is back with his new samurai epic, Kubi. The violent, darkly funny film has some surprises in…
TRAVEL
A recent survey asked tourists to Kyoto about their favorite spots. Here are their top five - along with five recommendations from…
HISTORY
When the U.S. Civil War broke out in 1861, samurai still ruled Japan. How did the samurai - recently forced into trade…
HISTORY
What happened on the fateful night of June 21st, 1582, that caused one of Oda Nobunaga's faithful retainers to turn on him?
ENTERTAINMENT
Kinji Fukasaku’s 1970s gangster movies upended decades of depictions of the yakuza and held up a mirror to Japanese society at the…
FEATURED
In Tokyo, the recent past is often obscured beneath endless concrete. Take a journey through the city's history to discover why.
HISTORY
A massive earthquake struck northern Japan, damaging the famed statue of Date Masamune in Sendai. But Date - and Sendai - are…