Who would win in a battle between a medieval knight and a Japanese samurai? An article on History Defined tackles this question, pitting these warrior classes against each other. In a battle in full ...

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as Portuguese man-of-war) that has never been seen before in northeast Japan.

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As the Meiji Era begins, an honorable samurai is forced to fight again, so that his family may live. The six-episode Last Samurai Standing, directed and co-written by Michihito Fujii, and based on the ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

"Originally published in slightly different form in the United Kingdom in 2011 by Transworld Publishers."--Title page verso. Includes "P.S. Insights, interviews & more-- " (16 pages following page 321 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Samurai: Japan Warrior Fighter Samurai: Japan Warrior Fighter is an exhilarating action-adventure game that immerses players in the captivating world of ...

What I learned training with a 16th-generation Samurai. I’m in the back of a pickle shop on a sleepy side street of Kanazawa, in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture. I’ve just been handed a 400-year-old sword ...

The very first time I saw the Wii’s motion-sensitive “Wiimote” (and after the initial Wha-huh? reaction), a single thought bounced in my head, like a Finally we’re gonna get an f-ing brilliant ...