Knowing what is to become of the real-life Tokugawa shogunate, which Toranaga's character is based on, his visit to Edo will prove to be incredibly vital to his legacy. Japan's Edo Period had a ...

By Linda Bordoni In a discourse to members of the “Hidden Christians Research Association” on Saturday, Pope Francis praised ...

Flows of people and goods on main roads were strictly controlled to keep the shogunate system intact ... on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

Hitoshi Kanakubo’s work involves taking apart and rebuilding “jigsaw puzzles” of treasure with the help of dream teams of ...

For centuries, Japan had existed in a feudal state, a world apart from the rapid industrialisation and global power struggles ...

Japan hs held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, listed in July as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the ...