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...