Bushi was the term used to refer to warriors, and a warrior family was called a buke. And it wasn’t used to refer to just any warrior. Those who called themselves bushi saw war and battle as their way ...

Delve into the fascinating world of the samurai, the legendary warriors of ancient Japan whose discipline, honor, and ...

“Bushido” is Japanese for “the way of the warrior,” a moral code and guiding principle in samurai culture. It is also the title of Kazuya Shiraishi’s new film in which history, philosophy, and ...

With a variety of articles these days seemingly ignoring the history of mecha in Japan and fixating on just a few anime series, such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, it seems worthwhile to actually explore ...

Japanese submission machine Ayaka Miura sees her upcoming clash at ONE SAMURAI 1 as a way to promote her country’s Bushido code to the rest of the world. ‘Zombie’ will figure in a pivotal all-Japan ...

Jiri Prochazka is back at his exotic training tactics. An embodiment of the samurai bushido code, Prochazka is known for his unorthodox training methods. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship ...

Oleg Benesch’s “Inventing the way of the Samurai” is a seminal, scrupulously researched work that teems with ideas. Its content is profoundly relevant to current political developments in Japan, as ...