As a Soulslike, Nioh shares many core similarities with FromSoft’s premier series of action RPGs. A third-person action game, ...

Far from the battlefield brute, Ishida Mitsunari was a brilliant strategist who dared to challenge Tokugawa Ieyasu—and paid ...

Ghost of Yotei is set at a pivotal point in the history — 1603 was the year the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed by Tokugawa Ieyasu, one of Japan’s great unifiers, putting an end to decades of ...

Confronting the Shadows: Shūsaku Endō’s Rediscovered Masterpieces Reflections on the plight of Catholics in Japan. by Matthew Omolesky May 26, 2025, 10:15 PM ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way ...

Also, Barkha could not stop raving about Nishiki Market - calling it the best spot for viral Japanese snacks like mochi, fluffy cheesecake, and custard-filled pancakes. So, no, being vegetarian in ...

Things were quite different in 16th-century Japan, where the Tokugawa shogunate put a stop to what had, until then, been a rather successful if slow process of evangelizing previously ...

Yet when Lord Tokugawa was born in 1543, his domination could not have been predicted. He was the son of a minor territorial lord at a time when Japan had been riven with civil war for a couple of ...

A small round man with a large round face the color of old bronze landed in Manhattan last week from the 23-year-old Mauretania. This personage is the head of a Japanese house which for 264 years ...

Ghost of Yotei teases a ton of details about 1603 Japan, the Ainu, the Tokugawa Shogunate, and more that has us hyped for the new setting. Set as a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yotei ...

This map shows how parts of Japan could be impacted by a tsunami, with the color key showing how high in meters waves could reach. Japan Meteorological Agency The areas at risk include parts of ...

Randomly point to a town on a map and you’ll probably fall in love. But if that’s too intimidating, here are 10 of the best places to visit in Japan that you probably haven’t heard of yet.