For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...

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, ...

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 ...

Harvard Business School has published a study on a Japanese trading house’s business style dating from the feudal era ... buyers and society at the same time. Harvard Business School’s ...

“Shōgun” (now competing in drama series) costume designer Carlos Rosario built over 2,000 costumes for the 10-part show set in feudal Japan ... does not conform to society’s standards ...