Samurai dominated the country of Japan from the 12th to the 19th century. The fierce, disciplined warriors lived according to the bushido code, an unwritten set of rules and norms based in loyalty ...

as we deduce what the feudal structure of the Japanese society is in FX's Shogun TV Show. We discuss the social pyramid, non-feudal classes like peasants, craftsmen and merchants, as well as the ...

Medieval Japan may call to mind honorable sword-wielding ... But the Europeans did affect Japanese society. First, they introduced new shipbuilding techniques, firearms, eyeglasses, mechanical clocks, ...

In feudal Japan, the Onna-Bugeisha were fierce female warriors who defied gender norms to fight alongside samurai. Trained in ...

From Confucianism, he learned the rudiments of behaviour towards others within a strictly hierarchical society ... and arguably most important in Japanese feudal history, which left up to ...

where he learned the cleverness of deception and strategy – all within the strict customs of Japanese feudal society. Without getting into the weeds, Ieyasu took over as daimyo for his late ...

A performer demonstrates "noh," a traditional Japanese theatrical form. (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images) Among the world’s oldest theatrical forms that is still performed, Noh grew out of dance ...

It is important to recognise that ancient Japan was no utopia: it was a feudal society ruled by a military dictatorship where patriarchal oppression of women was the norm. But it is equally worth ...

Feb. 25, 2024 Co-created by Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, the 10-episode FX limited series centers on Toranaga’s political war and fate in feudal Japan. But the “Shōgun” finale ...