energetic take on the samurai genre, now streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix Japan. The revamped Yaiba keeps its original spirit intact while enhancing all aspects of the series. The animation is ...

The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas. Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts.

The images on these pages document just a few points on the wide spectrum of life in PNG today. At one end is ... That’s a three-day festival where people from all over the country showcase ...

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