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 ...

If you're a Samurai with a sword and armor and you're up against a regular Japanese peasant, well you win. But if the peasant has a handgun or a rifle, then the peasant is much more equal." ...

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 ...

NAGANO, Japan — For more than a decade, Masao Ezawa stuck to his loom, one of a dwindling band of tenacious artisans scratching out a Spartan existence in his traditional craft. But for the past ...

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 ...