The Omoro Sōshi, a collection of some 1,500 songs written in the 16th and 17th centuries, is the oldest extant text in ...

Bushido, which means "way of the warrior," refers to a complex set of Japanese values stressing honor and loyalty to country and family above all else. These values began to develop very ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--A plastic model of Gundam clad in a protector suit modeled after armor worn by the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate is proving to be a monster hit of the season.