When their exploits were documented generations later, this began their long path from reality to legend: from deceptive warriors emerging from the peasant farms of Japan, to their depiction as ...

The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of ...

His talent and ambition had allowed him to rise from a humble peasant background. Building on Nobunaga’s achievements, Hideyoshi brought all of Japan under his control by about 1590. Two problems ...

Nearly 800 Japanese peasants landed in the port of Santos aboard the steamship Kasato Maru on June 18, 1908, spurring a wave of immigration that has grown to 1.5 million people -- the largest ...

During the Tokugawa era (A.D. 1603–1868), much of Japan was ruled by the country ... the daimyo were free to set tax rates on local peasants as they saw fit. This included the most important ...

Donburi comes from the Japanese word for bowl, and in its simplest form is little more than a topping ladled over a portion of hot rice. The dish can be quite simple -- the classic peasant trick ...