A big-budget, live-action adaptation of a long-running animated TV skein, Takashi Miike's "Ninja Kids!!!" largely earns its exclamation points. As Miike’s serious samurai opuses grow bleaker (“13 ...

Takashi Miike is arguably the most prolific filmmaker of our generation while simultaneously being one of the most controversial. This year he premiered Hara-kiri: Death of a Samurai at the Cannes ...

Tokyo is not short of museums that will guide you through Japan’s fascinating history - but how many of them let you actually live it? Enter Samurai Ninja Museum Tokyo With Experience which, as the ...

The phrase “local history” can sometimes bring to mind stuffy and mundane minutiae. Things like “The town’s borders were set when Farmer X petitioned County Administrator Y to dig an irrigation canal, ...

In feudal Japan, a ninja was a covert agent or mercenary who specialized in unorthodox warfare. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, assassination and open combat. By ...

Ninja and samurai warriors have long been sensationalised in movies, but you can now get a more accurate historical insight into this illustrious Japanese heritage from one of the descendants of the ...

The Samurai and Ninja were key parts of Japan’s feudal era. They are now revered in pop culture for various reasons, which is why there are plenty of games featuring them. Here are some you can look ...