Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is ...

CHIBA, Japan (AP) — The Force was with many Japanese, as well as visitors from abroad, at a “Star Wars” event on Friday where ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

A rare piece of Japanese Samurai armour gifted to Malta in 1862 has been fully restored and will be featured at Expo 2025 in ...

Explore how Japanese culture shaped Star Wars—from samurai codes and Zen philosophy to Kurosawa's films, Jedi ethics, and ...

Explore the most iconic Star Wars scenes inspired by samurai films, Bushidō ethics, and Japanese aesthetics ahead of ...

Archaeologists rediscover Ichijodani, a formidable stronghold that flourished amid medieval Japan’s brutal power struggles ...

Substitute Hana Takahashi netted an injury-time penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw for Japan against Colombia on Sunday, preserving the women's national football team's unbeaten record under Danish manager ...

A new trend is taking over social media. Users use Chat GPT Pro to render selfies, portraits, memes — whatever — in the style of Hayao Miyazaki, the artistic genius behind movies like “Spirited Away” ...

Back in 2020, McDonald’s caused a stir in Japan when it added a brand ... back tears as we farewelled this fallen samurai, we headed home and gathered our strength for the next day’s battle. Hello, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that Japan was indispensable in tackling Chinese aggression by helping Washington establish a ”credible” deterrence in the region, including across ...

"We share a warrior ethos that defines our forces," Hegseth told Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani at a meeting in Tokyo. "Japan is our indispensable partner in deterring communist Chinese ...