Women warriors of Japan: Highly trained, some fought with two swords, and one led an all-female force against the Imperial Army. By Stefan Andrews
An omnipresent image of Japanese culture is that of the samurai, the “all-masculine” warrior who will decapitate an enemy in cold blood, or who will commit seppuku if he is to keep the honor of his name. When thinking of Japanese women from history, a common image might be that of the geisha, the woman … Read more
