“There might not have been a Kamakura shogunate without women ... (These samurai devotees bring a cherished culture back to life.) Her nephew’s forces were routed, leaving Hangaku to ...

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

Unfortunately, there is a vocal gendered backlash online about the inclusion ... For example, in some less wealthy areas, samurai women were encouraged to take up sewing and literacy training instead ...

Were there women in that arena, though? And did they choose the life and “honorable death” they would find there? There’s ...