This past spring, the Oxford English Dictionary added 23 words of Japanese origin, including “donburi” and “okonomiyaki.” This makes me wonder if the OED may be a tad too obsessed with ...

ShÅ gun takes place in the year 1600 in feudal Japan and is based on the real-life relationship between shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and English shipbuilder and navigator William Adams, who became the ...

He was responsible for revamping the mercantile trade system in Japan by introducing Western-style ships and leading red seal expeditions. The Shogun miniseries is a fictionalized account of how ...

Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu has talked about his joyful reaction after winning an award at the 2025 Golden Globes for his role in the historical TV series "Shogun," depicting a power struggle in ...