Demon Slayer fans who have yet to read the manga and have only seen the anime often ask "Why did Jigoro Kuwajima commit seppuku?".

The upcoming game Assassin’s Creed Shadows may take place in Japan, but when it reaches that country, it’s going to make some ...

And the cringiest part is that all the other women who are going to lose to this guy – because you know the Hollywood types ...

In Shogun, multiple characters have died in a variety of ways. Some have died in battle, some punished to death and some sacrificed themselves for the greater good. The below table lists all the ...

In the challenges, gluttonous eating is often paired with extreme spice levels or massive portions to test endurance and ...

The impassioned beating of Japanese taiko drums reverberated throughout the halls of Kidill’s Paris Fashion Week show.

You’re reading The New Yorker’s daily newsletter, a guide to our top stories, featuring exclusive insights from our writers and editors. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Yukio Mishima was ...

The writer spent his life cultivating beauty—on the page and in the mirror—only to end it with a samurai-style suicide. Both acts spoke to a long-standing obsession.

FX‘s Shōgun ends with the promise that Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) will, in fact, become Shōgun. Mariko’s (Anna Sawai) actions ...

Quatre textes, nouvellement traduits du japonais à l'anglais par un chercheur, décrivent la manière dont comment la mise à ...