The real Yasuke traveled to Japan in the service of a Jesuit priest on a cargo ship in 1579. Yasuke’s appearance in Kyoto drew such a crowd at one point, it caused a riot.

The Philbrook Museum's Swords, Samurai and Shogun event taught visitors about Japanese culture in conjunction with the museum ...

The following games are essential for anyone looking for a well-designed and thoroughly enjoyable samurai adventure.

The new Netflix series mashes up the story of a real-life Black samurai with giant mechas and wizards — Thomas calls it "Trojan horse-ing" the real history through the medium of Japanese anime.

This ‘Ghost of Tsushima’ still frame is essentially true to a samurai charge, but extending those swords into massive spears would make it more so. It’s easy to understand why average ...

The new Tom Cruise movie "The Last Samurai" has renewed interest in the warriors of feudal Japan as mythologized in such films as "The Seven Samurai." But students of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ...