The Teppou by Mike Maikeru Baker
  A history of Japanese firearms.

Soul of the Samurai? by A. Knowles
  An examination of the myth of the Japanese sword

Kawari Kabuto and the Great Warlords of the "Sengoku" by Agustín J. (Augie) Rodríguez
  An examination of Sengoku Samurai Helmets

Biographical

Minamoto no Yoritomo by J. Gilbert
   biography of Minamoto no Yoritomo.

Yoshida Shoin by Romulus Hillsborough
   biography of the 'archetype of Japanese revolutionaries'.

Katsu Kaishu - The Man Who Saved Early Modern Japan by Romulus Hillsborough
  The life of one of the most remarkable Samurai of the Meiji Restoration

The Madness of Hideyoshi by Marcel Thach
  An article that contends that Hideyoshi's decisions near the end of his life can be attributed to his mental imbalance

Sakamoto Ryoma - The Indispensable 'Nobody' by Romulus Hillsborough
  An examination of the impact of the life of Sakamoto Ryoma on Japan

General History

Methods of Early Japanese State Building and Tactics of Legitimation by Joseph Nagaeyari Ryan
  An analysis of the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki as political tools in early Japanese society.

Modernization and the Decline of the Samurai by N. Moscardi
  Article that theorizes that it was a combination of factors that resulted in the decline of the Samurai.

Muromachi and Ashikaga: Flourishing Culture and Political Disintegration by E. Wallace
   An examination of the culture of Japan's Ashikaga period.

Cultural Diffusion and its Effects on Japan by Mike Maikeru Baker
   An examination of cultural assimilation by Japan over the centuries.

Takeda Shingen vs Uesugi Kenshin - A Comparison of Warlords by Andy Knowles
   A comparison and contrast of the two warlords.

The Japanese in Ayudhya in the first half of the 17th century by Cesare Polenghi
   A study of the Japanese enclave in Siam in the early 17th century.

The Hidden Relevance of Japanese Historical Influences by Inoue Kazuki
   A look the influences on Japanese society, focusing on a military tradition from the Sengoku period forward

Heian Period by F.W. Seal
  The court and clans of the Heian

Early Japan by F.W. Seal
  The rise of the Japanese state

Sonno-Joi by Marcel Thach
  An examination of Western expansionism in the fall of the Tokugawa Bakufu

The Meiji Era and the Modernization of Japan by Maria Christensen
  Japan's stunning rate of modernization during the Meiji period is examined

Origins of the Samurai by David Lay
  An early history of the Samurai

A Premodern History of Odawara by Robert Ketcherside and Maki Noguchi
  An examination of the long history of Odawara

Samurai Puppets: The Samurai of the Tokugawa Shogunate by Matt Williams
  A look at the life of the Samurai during the Tokugawa Period

Life of the Samurai and Shogunates by Mohammed Abbasi
  A history of the Samurai from thier beginnings until the Tokugawa era

Military History

The Onin War by J. Gilbert
  A history of the Onin War.

Militant Buddhists: A look at the Ikko-Ikki by Mike Maikeru Baker
  A transcript of a lecture on the Ikko-Ikki by Michael Baker.

Hideyoshi and Korea by Cesare Polenghi
  The reasons, the chronicle, and the consequences of the Japanese invasion from 1592 - 1598

The Fall of the Takeda Clan by Joseph Nagaeyari Ryan
  Examination of the final years of the Takeda clan of Kai

The Gempei War by F.W. Seal
  History of the Gempei War

Military Aspects of the Daimyô by F.W. Seal
  An examination of how Daimyô recruited, supplied, and armed thier armies

The Japanese Samurai Versus the European Knight by Mohammed Abbasi
  A comparison of the Samurai to the Knight.

The Battle of Nagashino by Nathan H. Ledbetter
  An examination of the famous Oda-Takeda battle

Fiction Excerpts

The Sword and the Chrysanthemum [Excerpt] by Susan Scharfman
  An excerpt from the book 'The Sword and the Chrysanthemum'

Jizamurai [Excerpt] by Thomas Davidson
  A Samurai's struggle for survival in Sengoku Japan

Across the Nightingale Floor [Excerpt] by Lian Hearn
  An excerpt from the book 'Across the Nightingale Floor'

Fan Fiction

In the Footsteps by N. Wilson
  A fictional account of Hideyoshi's brother.

Samurai in the Fog by M. Anderson
  A short chambara fiction.

Tales of the Matsu Clan by N. Wilson
  A story of a fictional clan of Northeastern Japan.

Sakura by S. Share
  A fictional account of the battle of Anegawa.

Nagashino by Christopher Mole
  A fictional account of the battle of Nagashino.

Kyoudai by Mike Maikeru Baker
  The lives of two veteran samurai are changed during the battle of Ankokuji.

Youhachirou by Joseph Nagaeyari Ryan
  A short story of a Samurai in combat.

Under the Yoka Hazakura by 'Neesan Cho
  A young boy, living in an era of power, learns the way of the Samurai.

Related Articles

The "Badass" Samurai in Japanese Pop Culture by Nino Moscardi
  An examination of the romantic image of the heroic Samurai and the mystical Ninja with supernatural powers.

The Samurai in Fiction [Excerpt] by Alain Silver
  An excerpt from the book 'The Samurai Film'

Through the Looking Glass: Seeing Post War Japan via the film Seven Samurai by E. Wallace
  An analysis of post-war Japan via the movie 'Seven Samurai'.

The Day I met the Kamikaze Pilots by C.E. 'Bud' Brann
  An interesting account of the author's meeting with two former WWII Kamikaze pilots.