When feudal Japan's most powerful warlord Nobunaga Oda met Yasuke, a Black slave-turned-retainer, in 1581, he believed the man was a god. Oda had never seen an African before. And like the locals in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is to launch Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, a docu-drama about the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan that is described as a real-life Game of Thrones. The series is a ...

TOKYO — “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of ...

Genndy Tartakovsky's "Samurai Jack" is widely considered to be one of the best animated shows of all time. Here's what the ...

The Japanese period series on Netflix is described as "Shogun meets Squid Game". Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with ...

As Japan modernized in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Samurai became obsolete, but they are far from forgotten. They live on in various forms of media, which include live-action movies, novels, ...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes the franchise to 16th century Japan as players will step into the roles of a Japanese shinobi, Naoe, and – in a series first – a real-life historical samurai, Yasuke. In ...

A few years back, fans were blown away by Bandai’s Tamashii Nations’ amazingly detailed series of Star Wars-inspired samurai figurines. These intricate figures–which mashed up historical samurai armor ...

From ninja museums to hallowed samurai battlefields, here are the best sites to dive into epic Japan via the hit FX/Hulu series. Shōgun hit its stride right out of the gate when its first two episodes ...