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

Are you interested in how the Jomon period still influences Japanese culture today? Read our article about the revival of the traditional “tribal” tattoos. That day ... marked the outer limits of Edo, ...

The following year, the shogunate installed Matsudaira Sadayuki—nephew of Ieyasu, the first Tokugawa shogun—as daimyo ... Some tourists ask if tattoos are acceptable—they are. “Match-box” carriage of ...

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Japanese Tattoos: History, Culture, Design by Brian Ashcraft and Hori Benny Tuttle Publishing 2016, 160 pages, 7.5 x 10 x 0.7 ...

A photo exhibit featuring traditional Japanese tattoo art, called "American Irezumi" is coming to San Francisco's Main Library in October, featuring the work of San Jose tattoo artist Takahiro ...

Cosmo Jarvis, celebrated for his role in "Shogun", is set to portray Joseph Stalin in "Young Stalin," a period thriller directed by Gela Babluani. The film, based on Simon Sebag Montefiore's ...

“Shōgun” is officially coming back for Season 2 at FX, with the second season of the hit historical drama set to begin production in January 2026 in Vancouver. Season 1 stars Hiroyuki Sanada ...

Shogun co-creator Justin Marks has revealed ... Adapted from a 1975 novel by James Clavell, the series tells the story of Japanese feudal lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), who encounters ...

In the second month of the third year of the Bunkyu era — March 1863 — there occurred perhaps the oddest beheading in the long history of righteous indignation. Nine swordsmen stormed the Toji ...