To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior ...

KOKA, Shiga Prefecture--Like the furtive ninja groups it hosted in feudal times, this city in western Japan still has secrets to spill. In this latest instance, researchers discovered the first ...

Anime's ninja and samurai genres are some of the medium's most plentiful areas to play around in, and they've only become ...