Discover the powerful and largely untold history of Japan’s Onna-musha - female samurai warriors who stood alongside men on ...

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

In the seven centuries samurai ruled Japan, women played an essential role in both creating and upholding the warrior state. Aside from a brief period in the 14th century, the emperor was little ...

Nevertheless, her inclusion as a main character gives us an opportunity to learn more about women fighters in Japanese history. Also, although Atsu has not been identified as a samurai per se, we’ll ...

Brenda Song as Akemi and Clyde Kusatsu as Watari in Blue Eye Samurai. (Courtesy of Netflix)Tell me about how the series portrays the limitations placed on women in Edo-era Japan. Noizumi ...

Valignano, tasked with assessing Catholic missions in Asia, recruited him as a bodyguard for a journey through India, China, and Japan. (These samurai women were some of history’s most legendary ...

A samurai horsewoman carries ... banning the participation of most women in the traditional Soma Nomaoi festival held annually in and around this northeast Japan city are being debated, and ...