Tempura, a Japanese dish with Portuguese roots, was introduced by missionaries and traders in the 16th century ...

Assassin's Creed Shadows composers The Flight, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, talk us through their approach to the game, ...

The shinobi moves like silk on the night wind, perched atop a temple roof overlooking a heavily guarded castle. Below, over ...

In Nagano province, the black silhouette of Matsumoto Castle stands out against the snowy horizon of the Japanese Alps. This ...

Europeans began sending ships to distant Asian ports for things like spices, tea, silk, cotton, diamonds, pearls and ivory. These traders developed a language so that they could understand each other.

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Ubisoft releases Assassin’s Creed Shadows, immersing players in 16th-century Japan with two protagonists. Available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X ...

The stories of vengeance in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which follows an African-born samurai and a young shinobi, are less compelling than its vibrant world.

“Shadows” — the game by France’s Ubisoft, to be released on Thursday — is set in 16th-century feudal Japan inspired by real historical events and samurai movies. But one gameplay video on YouTube ...

So, in summary, Japanese reviewers haven't quite put Assassin's Creed Shadows on the same pedestal as Ghost of Tsushima — ...