Izumi Shikibu (978-??), author, femme fatale, and prominent member of the Heian court, was first ...

Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) is the most revered and celebrated swordsman in Japanese history;...

On 14 September 1862, four Brits encountered the procession of the nobleman Shimazu Hisamitsu at ...

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, wi...

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, wi...

The Two Courts Period (1333-92) was a turning point in Japan's medieval era-a time when an unbrid...

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, wi...

Vasilii Golovnin (1776-1818) was already a celebrity when, in the spring of 1811, twenty years in...

This is the true story of the eventful history of the famous Yagy¿ clan-a story that began during...

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, wi...

'Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, wi...

Aimé Humbert (1819-1900), Swiss politician, traveler, and educator, arrived in Japan in 1863 as e...