It's hard to nominate the four most significant samurai movies of all time, but you do have to consider classics like Seven ...

Sumie Kaneko, a singer who plays the traditional Japanese instruments koto and shamisen, often performs wearing flashy dresses made of recycled kimonos. The idea of sustainability is deeply rooted in ...

Director John Maclean’s Tornado is a future cult classic that unexpectedly merges the Western and samurai movie genres with ...

A Japanese remake of Clint Eastwood's classic 1992 Western Unforgiven might seem like a bad idea on paper, but the 2013 remake received positive reviews.

Star Wars creator George Lucas was hugely influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa, and ended up working with him to make a ...

Japan has opened a real-life samurai theme park where visitors can take part in live dramas, and even try adults-only historical experiences.

The World Baseball Classic overturned a controversial decision following a wave of memes from Japanese fans on social media.

In 1903, a young Japanese man who called himself Frank Matsura came to live in the central Washington town of Conconully.

A photographed journey in the land of the rising sun reveals how japan preserves centuries-old tradition, while at the same ...

Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back — “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw Man” still fresh in the box office record books, Cannes honors on the ...

A groundbreaking new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the untold history of Japan’s Samurai class, including the fact that half of them were women. Samurai is the first exhibition to explore ...

Japan is mounting its strongest presence at the Berlin Film Festival in years, with seven films spanning competition, Forum, Panorama and Classics sections. It’s a range that mirrors the country’s ...