When feudal Japan's most powerful warlord Nobunaga Oda met Yasuke, a Black slave-turned-retainer, in 1581, he believed the man was a god. Oda had never seen an African before. And like the locals in ...

Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to prominence in feudal Japan, notably in the Sengoku period, where figures like ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is to launch Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, a docu-drama about the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan that is described as a real-life Game of Thrones. The series is a ...

A new anime series on Netflix brings a little-known figure from Japanese feudal history to the small screen: Yasuke. A Black samurai portrayed as an aging, stoic loner reflecting on his past. Not much ...

With “Ghosts of Yotei” and “Assassin’s Creed: Shadows” set for wide release in 2025, it looks as though feudal Japan is going to be on a lot of gamers’ minds this year. And with good reason: From “Way ...

I have to confess: I've never played any of the previous entries of Samurai Warriors, nor the Dynasty Warriors franchise it spun off from. As luck would have it, though, Samurai Warriors 5 is a ...

The stories of vengeance in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which follows an African-born samurai and a young shinobi, are less compelling than its vibrant world. By Yussef Cole Open-world games tend to ...

Ghost of Tsushima stands out as a rare action game set in Feudal Japan, unexplored territory for Western developers. Total War: Shogun 2 and Samurai Champloo: Sidetracked are notable samurai games ...