Browse all articles on Japanese military history, samurai culture, feudal warfare, and more.
How Japan's warrior class evolved from provincial guards into the dominant political and military force that would...
Read MoreBushido is often mythologized in popular culture, but what did the samurai code actually demand — and how did it...
Read MoreOda Nobunaga transformed Japan's Warring States era through military genius and radical innovation. Here's how he came...
Read MoreJapan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was not a sudden act of aggression but the outcome of years of strategic...
Read MoreThe katana and tachi are both icons of Japanese sword-making, but they served different warriors in different eras....
Read MoreFought on October 21, 1600, Sekigahara was the largest battle in Japanese history and the decisive clash that handed...
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