Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of Japan continues with a video on the Edo Japan’s social order and the bakuhan system, as we deduce what the feudal structure ...

"The Tale of Genji," often called Japan's first novel, was written 1,000 years ago. Yet it still occupies a powerful place in the Japanese imagination. A popular TV drama, "Dear Radiance"—"Hikaru kimi ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

As a scholar of Japanese literature and culture, Vyjayanthi Selinger may not be the first person you would associate with medieval studies. But a new fellowship underlines her important role in ...

Those passing planes are a problem. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Emmy-nominated Shogun rerecording mixers Steve Pederson and Greg P. Russell teamed up, alongside sound supervisor Brian ...