For centuries, Japan had existed in a feudal state, a world apart from the rapid industrialisation and global power struggles ...

After living in Tokyo for over a decade, I’ve come to appreciate the quieter side of Japan. Recently, I discovered Fukui ...

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In 1867, five Japanese students took a long sea voyage to Massachusetts for some advanced schooling. The group included a 13-year-old named Eiichirō Honma, who was from one of the samurai families ...

An outlandish contest daring participants to impersonate Japanese samurai writhing in pain after ‘seppuku’ -- ritual suicide -- has been called off in Japan after criticism that it was in poor taste.

Samurai swords, also known as katana, hold a special place in the history and culture of Japan. Step into the world of the samurai swords, where honor, discipline, and the art of the sword converge, ...

That ethos is certainly evident in a new limited-edition backpack produced by Murase Kabanko, a Japanese bag manufacturer that’s been in business since ... Leather scraps that would otherwise go to ...

dowell / Getty Images When it comes to saving for retirement, the best Roth IRAs and traditional IRA accounts are some of the most popular ways to go about it. Though both individual retirement ...

Shiori Shakuto received funding from the Australian Government, Australian National University and Cambridge University to conduct research for this project. What makes a good retirement?

It was not immediately clear what triggered the fight, in which weapons including the axe, a knife, a samurai sword and baseball bats were used. All the wounded people were brought to hospital and ...

More specifically, LignoSat is made with honoki, a magnolia tree native to Japan whose wood was historically used to craft samurai sword ... for help. The traditional Japanese woodworking process ...