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ODA NOBUNAGA

A print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832) depicts a bustling scene at a fish market in Nihonbashi.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / The Living Past
Oct 18, 2025
Of sound and silence in old Japan
While haiku poets like Basho extolled the virtues of tranquility, premodern Japan was likely a noisier affair than most people imagine.
Chris Glenn (right) will play Oda Nobunaga, known as one of Japan¡¯s three great unifiers, in the 71st annual Nagoya Festival on Oct. 18 and 19.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Oct 17, 2025
A samurai-loving radio host prepares to become Oda Nobunaga for a day
Nagoya-based radio host Chris Glenn will portray warlord Oda Nobunaga, becoming the first non-Japanese to join the city¡¯s historic parade.
Illustrious historical figures swoop in to save Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic in ¡°What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister.¡±
CULTURE / Film
Jul 18, 2024
¡®What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister¡¯: A historical dream team underperforms
Esteemed figures from Japan¡¯s past are digitally reincarnated to lead the country through a time of crisis in Hideki Takeuchi¡¯s flat-footed comedy.
In ¡°A Gentleman from Japan,¡± Thomas Lockley lays out the history of English exploration around the globe during the 16th century, delving into the life of the first recorded Japanese person to set foot in the United Kingdom, the United States and South America.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 2, 2024
¡®A Gentleman from Japan¡¯: A journey of firsts in the age of exploration
Written in fast, novelistic prose, Thomas Lockley uses the thread of one Japanese man¡¯s experience to guide his readers into a complex world of suspicion and danger.
In addition to directing ¡°Kubi,¡± Takeshi Kitano (second from left) plays Oda Nobunaga¡¯s successor, Hashiba (later Toyotomi) Hideyoshi, in the blood-soaked period film.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 23, 2023
Takeshi Kitano still has a head for provocation
The ¡°Kubi¡± director doesn¡¯t shy away from causing a commotion, whether it¡¯s in public or in his latest film about a pivotal moment in Japan¡¯s history.
Ryo Kase (top center) gives an audacious performance as warlord Oda Nobunaga in ¡°Kubi.¡±
CULTURE
Nov 23, 2023
Takeshi Kitano¡¯s ¡®Kubi¡¯ cuts great men of history down to size
The blood-drenched period epic offers a queer retelling of the 1582 Honnoji Incident with a ruthless and sadistic Oda Nobunaga at its center.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Feb 19, 2023
What makes a good priest ¡ª good looks or a knack for violence?
It was a time when the temples owned great tracts of land. The priests who managed them were armed and pugnacious, ready to defend and possibly extend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 26, 2023
¡®The Legend & Butterfly¡¯: A political romance gets a fresh spin
Haruka Ayase dominates the screen as the wife of Oda Nobunaga in a heavily fictionalized telling of the couple¡¯s relationship amid the warlord¡¯s quest to unify Japan.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 28, 2021
African samurai earns hero status in new anime ¡®Yasuke¡¯
Director LeSean Thomas brings the story of Yasuke, a real-life black samurai, to Netflix as ¡®a new kind of anime action hero.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2020
¡®The Japanese: A History in Twenty Lives¡¯: Personal stories present a fresh perspective on Japan
Christopher Harding scales Japan¡¯s history down to the level of the individual with portraits of the eminent as well as the overlooked.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 16, 2018
Japan¡¯s gods: More benevolent than fearsome
The most violent episode in Japanese mythology is the rampage through the Sun Goddess¡¯ rice fields by her unruly brother Susano¡¯o, the Storm God.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2017
¡®The Exhibition of The Sengoku Period: A Century of Dreams¡¯
Feb. 25-April 16
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 25, 2017
¡®Honnouji Hotel¡¯: Drama on the wrong side of history
Is Haruka Ayase the Japanese version of Anne Hathaway? In everything from their perky public personas and sterling work ethic to their toothy smiles and flawless complexions, the two stars symbolize a type of good-girl perfection. And yet they also rub some imperfect types the wrong way, though Hathaway...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 14, 2016
¡®Spectacular Accumulation¡¯ explains three warlords¡¯ obsession with objects
In ¡°Spectacular Accumulation¡± Morgan Pitelka relates the thrilling interactions between three ¡°unifiers¡± of Japan in the tumultuous decades of the late 16th century and early 17th century. This trio of warlords includes the bloodthirsty Oda Nobunaga, the vainglorious Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 16, 2015
Same-sex marriages? Japan¡¯s been there, done that, kind of
Japan may come off to the outsider as a repressive society, but on homosexuality, the country has consistently been fairly liberal and permissive.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jun 28, 2014
When a physical wasteland bred a moral wasteland
He lived by fire and he died by fire. He was vile ¡ª coldblooded, amoral, ruthless. He was the man his time called for, and the man his time called forth ¡ª a vile time, by most standards. Its name is Sengoku Jidai, a period of prolonged civil war. Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) is its most representative...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 15, 2014
This special Horse Year kabuki¡¯s a real winner
Most kabuki plays have at their core a dramatic historical episode. Around this, there¡¯s generally a colorful, oft-times melodramatic and action-packed confection of intrigues, loyalties, romances, self-sacrifice and villainy founded on varying degrees of fact ¡ª or simply fashioned as pure fiction....
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jun 30, 2013
Small is beautiful in a Kanazawa garden
It is always heartwarming to come across a historical preservation area where people actually live and go about their daily lives. Such is Nagamachi, one of several older districts of Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.
LIFE
Oct 11, 2009
Fake names were to the fore in many a rise from humblest to highest
Here¡¯s a beguiling irony: Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-98), architect of Tokugawa Japan¡¯s rigid class structure and the author, in 1587, of a firm ban (not firmly enforced) on surnames for commoners, was himself born without a surname.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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