With the hard-earned victory, "The Handsome White Dragon" improved his professional record to 44-11. He now advances to the ...

Capcom’s samurai action game is a long-awaited revival of a PlayStation 2 series that, at one time, felt as though it was poised to become a franchise as storied as Resident Evil. Instead, the series ...

A cheerful cartoon mascot smiles beneath a bright sky, as though the clinical language of deterrence, missiles and military expansion can be softened by cuteness. Japan's Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe ...

The director became emblematic of two of J-horror's most haunting achievements, 'Cure' and 'Pulse.' 'The Samurai and the Prisoner' is a turn toward complexity.

It’s turning out to be Kurosawa’s most popular film to date, if its reception in Japan, where it opened earlier this year, is any indication. That’s saying a lot for a direc ...

Ever watch a murder mystery and wonder how it might improve if all the characters were samurai? Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Pulse,” “Cure”) has crafted a film that speaks directly to that fantasy with ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) faced Sweden in their third and final Group F fixture of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ on 25 June (local time) at Dallas Stadium in the United States. Having come from ...

Japan and Sweden have both qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockouts after the two played a 1-1 draw at the Dallas Stadium to end Group F as the second- and third-ranked teams, respectively.

Japan and Sweden wrapped up the World Cup group stage with a 1-1 draw that saw both teams score a lovely goal.

Japan came to Dallas needing a point and left with a place in the Round of 32 — and the quiet satisfaction of a prediction starting to materialize. I wrote about Japan being dark horses before a ball ...