It was Mayberry transformed into a Kurosawa movie. Smiling Japanese grannies in smocks sold fruits and vegetables out of wooden boxes along a mountain path, while unmanned kiosks had merely change ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with ...

In 2015, Thomas Conlan, a Princeton professor of East Asian studies and history who specializes in Japan, sought a set of “komonjo,” or Japanese medieval documents, for his graduate seminars in ...

Time, a seemingly universal dimension, reveals its diverse facets across societies, historical epochs, and cultural contexts. The research project TIMEJ at the University of Zurich presents a fresh ...

This exhibition showcases the breadth of the museum’s medieval Zen collections, highlighting rare and striking works from Japan and China to illustrate the visual, spiritual, and philosophical power ...

Apart from offering fascinating gameplay, these exciting video games allow players to experience the Japanese culture and way ...

99 Spirits is the medieval RPG puzzler from Japanese indie dev TORaIKI. It launches in the West today on PC, and we've got a batch of launch screens to go with it. We know VG247 is roamed by fans of ...

Ubisoft’s Philippe Bergeron has told German television show PLAY'D that the firm is currently looking into settings for the third installment of Assassin's Creed. Two that were mentioned were feudal ...

A new Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer is out. It highlights the world of 16th-century feudal Japan that serves as the main setting for the next entry in the long-running franchise. What is in the new ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...