Japan's Edo Period had a great deal to do with the rise ... which was the land that was given to daimyos under the control of the shogun. The bakuhan in Edo gave the sohogun national authority ...

A period drama of epic proportions ... case with many foreign-produced dramas set in Japan. Sanada, who was also an executive producer of “Shogun,” recalled that he even corrected the hand ...

A new tour held at Shakujoji Temple, in the city of Kawaguchi in Saitama Prefecture,allows visitors to experience a day in ...

Watanabe has said he wants to position himself as the "God of Marriage," according to local media. "I want to have 54 children so my name will go down in history," Watanabe told Shueisha Online, ...

telling the tale of an outlaw band in the lead up to the Onin War that devastated Kyoto in the 15th century during the Muromachi period of the title. Meanwhile, Japanese cable network Wowow ...

Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co ...

TOKYO — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co-producer ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan erupted with joy Monday as the samurai series “Shogun” won a record 18 Emmys for its first season. It took home prizes including Outstanding Drama Series, as star and co ...