The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

Japan's known for its futuristic cities (even those that aren't Kyoto and Tokyo), but its history, particularly when it comes ...

The trove also included a garment worn by renowned shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616 ... the invasion of the peninsula by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598). In Japan, she was raised ...

C Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Cid, Bushra, Hammurabi, Tariq,Frederick Barbarossa, Philip IV, Guan Yu, Bellevue, Cui Ruyi, Yi Sun-Shin, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi ...

23 May - It was reported that Mei Nagano has now withdrawn from the upcoming NHK Taiga drama, "Toyotomi Brothers!" The news was shared by her agency, Stardust Promotion, who stated, "In view of the ...

While the characters are both fictional, however, they’re heavily inspired by real-life figures Tokugawa Ieyasu and William Adams, so season two will have some grounding outside of total fan ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After visitors descend stairs winding 50 meters below ground, they emerge to an otherworldly sight -- a cavernous, dimly lit space with towering pillars reminiscent of a temple in ...

The first stop is Nijo Castle, an Edo-period masterpiece completed in 1603, then expanded for the emperor’s visit 23 years later, as the Kyoto residence of the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa ...