Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan ...

or “Warring States.” These daimyo, Emperor, and even monk-led conflicts had wracked the entire country, ending the troubled ...

The Warring States period (c. 15th to early 17th centuries) was a time of widespread conflict, both physical and social, among the dominant clans of Japan. Only the strong would survive ...

uniting the warring states under an umbrella of peace and establishing a central government in Edo. Without Iwami Ginzan’s silver, the current “taiga” period drama aired by Japan Broadcastin ...

The hilltop castle was captured by Nobunaga during the Warring States period (late 15th to ... "There was a gorgeous Japanese-style guest room (at the castle on the mountain)," according to ...

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During his campaign, President-elect Trump pledged to decrease military involvement overseas and upend what he described as ...

Unswerving Devotion: The Japanese Twenty-Four Examples of Filial Piety. Kataoka Ainosuke is our guide to a play featuring a kabuki princess in a story of warring clans and the magic of a sacred ...

The Gulf country has been working alongside the U.S. and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in ...

Around 5 a.m. on Thursday morning, warring cartels were facing off in the state's rural, mountainous region, which has become a battleground in past years as groups work to expand their territory.