As fans eagerly wait for the upcoming instalment of Shogun, there is a piqued interest in the historical context that guides the plot of the series. In fact, Yoshi Toranaga's character has led many to ...

TOKYO -- A daughter's engagement is a time of joy for any proud father, but not for Ikuo Aoki. His daughter was thrown out of her boyfriend's family home when the young couple went to announce their ...

Two of the stars of Japanese history are samurai and ninja, and the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Tokyo gives guests the opportunity to learn about, and even experience, different aspects of the two ...

The mainstream media regularly report that young Americans have no interest in history or other cultures. But every month, tens of thousands of them buy the latest installment in the adventures of ...

I was born on a military installation in West Germany, visited England two years ago and even walked inside a couple of Saddam’s old palaces during an Iraq deployment. But I’d never seen a ...