Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the next samurai to change the course of Japanese (and warrior) history. Through a series of successful political and military campaigns, he asserted control over all of ...

The history of samurai in the area now known ... as ‘bushi no cha’, the tea of the warrior – is said to be based on that of Sen no Rikyu, Japan’s greatest tea master.

Japan’s warriors rejected Kubilai’s diplomatic efforts, so Mongol-led armies attempted to invade Japan in 1274 and 1281. In each case, samurai defenders fought ... women seem to have lost many rights.

Bushido is the code of honor and morals developed by the Japanese Samurai. It was the foundation of one of history's most documented warrior classes. The way of the Samurai has even seeped into ...

"Seven Samurai," made in Japan in the early 1950s ... fluid relationship between the three castes (peasant, outlaw and warrior). "Once more we survive," the oldest, wisest samurai wearily tells ...

High adventure and excitement are stamped all over this solid-core film about a group of seven Samurai warriors who save ... group of bandits in 15th-century Japan. Besides the well-manned ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...

Medieval Japan saw warfare and chaos. The growth of the warrior class and the influence ... they think Hollywood and U.S. culture simplify the samurai rather than depicting the changing role across ...