Mr. Osako’s company employs two dozen potters and sells its distinctive pieces across Japan. While embracing his heritage, Mr ...

Tokyo may be a futuristic metropolis, but its roots run deep in the 17th century when the city was known as Edo—then one of the world’s largest urban centers that flourished with commerce, ...

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, ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

There have again been calls in Chinese state media for more research into “historical justice” and legal claims around Ryukyu, as a diplomatic row over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...

The Transformers Timelines line has always been a playground for bold "what-if" ideas, letting designers reimagine classic characters in completely new worlds, eras, and styles. Instead of sticking to ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “I spent the past few weeks binging Oblivion and now I want to make a Scrolls-like set in Feudal ...

Not many movie franchises have managed to infiltrate pop culture as thoroughly as Alien and Predator. Ridley Scott released Alien in 1979, and since then, everyone has probably been afraid of dark ...

It's been almost a year since feudal Japan RPG Sengoku Dynasty gave its combat a major upgrade, and now your skills are about to be put to the ultimate test. This fusion of lifestyle sim, city builder ...

The Big Ideas: What Is History? Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada, two stars of the hit series “Shogun,” discuss history, acting and what they’d bring to the present from feudal Japan. By Ian Carlino ...