Spring’s calendar is full, this season we’re looking at it through a dramatic lens. Here’s a curated lineup of events in Tokyo.

There’s an understated beauty to immersing yourself in a sprawling anime series. A thousand-episode-plus saga like One Piece ...

The Yakuza Powered by Nihon Touitsu live-action adaptation of the first game in the series is now available for free on ...

Noriki Okada holds the "Akairokozane-Oudoubyou-Hainougusoku," a school backpack renowned for its "armorlike" design, in Nagoya's Nakamura Ward, Jan. 23, 2026. (Mainichi/Emi Araki) NAGOYA -- A unique ...

William Adams was an English sailor from Kent who survived a disastrous voyage in 1600 that left only a handful of crew alive when they reached Japan. His knowledge of navigation, shipbuilding, and ...

HBO Max has acquired multi-territory rights for Song Of The Samurai, a new samurai action drama based on the popular manga series “Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem.” The series is a collaboration between ...

HBO Max is set to bow “Song of the Samurai,” a live-action jidaigeki series rooted in one of Japan’s most enduring manga franchises, on May 9. The show is drawn from “Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HBO Max is set to bow “Song of the Samurai,” a live-action jidaigeki series rooted in one of Japan’s most enduring manga ...

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Yu Darvish will not participate in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. In fact, Darvish, 39, will miss the entire Major League Baseball season following UCL repair ...

A groundbreaking new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the untold history of Japan’s Samurai class, including the fact that half of them were women. Samurai is the first exhibition to explore ...