New translations of Japanese texts uncover the true nature of samurai beheading rituals during the Edo period.

A lack of dollars helped drive down short-dated basis swaps, while rising issuances of samurai bonds impacted longer swaps, according to Shoki Omori, chief desk strategist at Mizuho Securities Co.

Four newly translated Japanese texts describe how ritual samurai beheadings were supposed to take place during the Edo period and later. Four texts that discuss how the samurai carried out Seppuku ...

None other than Abraham Lincoln owed his 1860 election to this kind of movement. New research is proving that youth activism played a critical role in the form of an organized movement who called ...

Pictures can tell stories worth a thousand words. This is especially true for historical ones. Just by carefully studying the setting, objects, and people in them, we can learn what everyday life ...

"In 1603, this area was outside the rule of Japan," say the developers, "and filled with sprawling grasslands, snowy tundras, and unexpected dangers. It’s a far cry from the organized samurai clans ...

There's also the Samurai Double (from S$9.95 for an Extra Value Meal) version, which comes with double the patties.