“There is a record that the third shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, hunted as many as 2,135 deer in a year and a half. Although the ...

This feudal-style government, led by the Shogun or military ruler, made Japan’s Emperor a figurehead. The country’s real ...

Plot details for the film are being kept under wraps for the time being, but it is said to be a "high-stakes action film set aginst the backdrop of medieval Japan". Bushido translates ... adaptation ...

Historical anime fans who enjoyed The Apothecary Diaries are spoiled with choice when it comes to other, similar anime of the ...

As cinema spreads across the globe, Japan shines as one of the leading and cherished film ... much to the chagrin of the shogun, who wants only his clan’s Heike stories to be spread. Winner of many ...

Even before auditioning for the now record-setting “Shogun” drama series, actress Anna Sawai set her own rules for production in an attempt to change overseas views that sexualize Japanese women.

The Tokugawa clan, which produced successive shogun rulers throughout the Edo ... The development comes as Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) airs a history drama titled “Dosuru Ieyasu” (The ...

Japanese knotweed is a fast-growing and strong clump-forming perennial, with tall, dense annual stems. Stem growth is renewed each year from the stout, deeply-penetrating Rhizomes are creeping swollen ...