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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan, June 9 Kyodo - Men perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle. (Kyodo)

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Men perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Drummers perform during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono dance during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Yoshizumi Ishihara (on horse) reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a traditional parade in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 7, 2025.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Women dressed in kimono parade during a summer festival in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2024, reenacting 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle.

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Traditional parade in Kanazawa

Actor Toru Nakamura (on horse), reenacts the entry of 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie into Kanazawa Castle during a summer festival in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 1, 2024.

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Hamamatsu to host 2015 national mascot character contest

TOKYO, Japan - Shusse Daimyo Ieyasu-kun (2nd from R), a mascot character of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, likened to feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, poses in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2015, with the winners of the previous year's national mascot contest. Hamamatsu was selected the same day to host the 2015 contest.

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Forum held on feudal Japanese warlord Sanada Yukimura

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A forum on feudal warlord Sanada Yukimura is held in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014. The Japanese samurai warrior (1567-1615) hid himself there for 14 years in the evening of his life.

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Document confirms warlord Nobunaga's abortive visit to Kyoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Professor Tsuguharu Inaba (L) of Kumamoto University speaks at a press conference in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2014, about the discovery of a document confirming an abortive plan by Oda Nobunaga, a powerful Japanese warlord in the late 16th century, to visit Kyoto in 1566 on a country-unifying mission.

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Sub-temple of Daitoku-ji opened to public for 1st time

KYOTO, Japan - A model sits in a room at the "Kohoan" sub-temple of Daitoku-ji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014, during its first opening to the public. The sub-temple was built by Kobori Enshu, a feudal Japanese warlord known as a master of the tea ceremony and a garden designer, and was used as his residence in the evening of life.

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters.

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Findings suggest keep 15-20m tall at Koriyama Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Foundation stones that supported the keep of Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. New findings suggest that the keep was 15 to 20 meters tall. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Gold leaf left in fragment of tile found at Koriyama Castle

NARA, Japan - Gold leaf is seen left, as indicated by an arrow, in this photo taken on Sept. 12, 2014, in a fragment of tile unearthed at Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Dry moat believed part of ancient castle discovered

KYOTO, Japan - A dry moat, newly discovered in the ruins of Shoryuji Castle in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, is opened to the press on July 30, 2014. Feudal Japanese warlord Hosokawa Tadaoki and his wife Tama, known as Garasha in history, spent their newly-married days at the castle, built on the site of what was believed to be Kotari Castle whose location has not been confirmed yet.

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Feudal Japanese Christian woman to be portrayed in play

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Ryoko Usui, a lead actress in the musical "Julia Otaa," speaks at a press conference in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 24, 2014. The stage play, opening on Sept. 20, portrays the life of a woman of Korean descent adopted by a local Japanese warlord and Christianized in the late 16th century when Christianity was not fully permitted.

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Feudal Japanese Christian woman to be portrayed in play

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Uto Mayor Shigeki Motomatsu (L), lead actress Ryoko Usui (2nd from L) and Uto's mascot character "Uton Yukinaga shan" (C) join a press conference announcing the musical "Julia Otaa" in Uto, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 24, 2014. The stage play, opening on Sept. 20, portrays the life of a woman of Korean descent adopted by a local Japanese warlord and Christianized in the late 16th century when Christianity was not fully permitted.

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Medieval warlord Hideyoshi's handwriting found

TATSUNO, Japan - A newly discovered document bearing the handwriting and red seal of 16th-century warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is displayed at a municipal history museum in Tatsuno, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2014.

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Hideyoshi's battle surcoat shown at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A repaired battle surcoat said to have been worn by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a powerful warlord in the 16th century, is shown to the press at Kodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto City, on July 9, 2014.

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Hideyoshi's surcoat shown to press before exhibition

KYOTO, Japan - A restored battle surcoat believed to have been worn by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a powerful warlord in the 16th century, is disclosed to the press at Kodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto City, on July 9, 2014. The coat will be displayed at the Kodaiji Sho Museum from July 20 to Aug. 3 in the western Japanese city.

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Hideyoshi's surcoat shown to press before exhibition

KYOTO, Japan - A restored battle surcoat believed to have been worn by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a powerful warlord in the 16th century, is disclosed to the press at Kodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto City, on July 9, 2014. The coat will be displayed at the Kodaiji Sho Museum from July 20 to Aug. 3 in the western Japanese city.

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Actress Sakai returns to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Noriko Sakai answers reporters' questions before making a comeback on stage in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2012. Sakai suspended her career following her conviction on drug charges in 2009. A rehearsal of a period play, in which Sakai plays the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi, was performed for the press in a hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Sakai announces return to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Sakai announces her return to the stage at a press conference in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 24, 2012. Sakai, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, will play the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi in a period play in December.

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Sakai announces return to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Sakai puts a handkerchief to her mouth at a press conference in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 24, 2012, where she announced her return to the stage. Sakai, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, will play the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi in a period play in December.

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Sakai announces return to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Sakai stands next to the poster of a period play in which she will appear, during a press conference in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 24, 2012. Sakai, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, said she will return to the stage by playing the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi in the play in December.

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Sakai announces return to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists pack the venue for a press conference by Noriko Sakai (far R) in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 24, 2012, where she announced her return to the stage. Sakai, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, will play the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi in a period play in December.

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Sakai announces return to stage

TOKYO, Japan - Noriko Sakai announces her return to the stage at a press conference in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 24, 2012. Sakai, who was convicted on drug charges in 2009, will play the role of feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga's sister Ichi in a period play in December.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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'Feudal warlords' in charity drive

SENDAI, Japan - People wearing armor and samurai outfits perform at an event soliciting donations for quake and tsunami relief in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 30, 2011, following the March 11 disaster. The area of Sendai used to be governed by famous feudal warlord Date Masamune.

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'Feudal warlords' in charity drive

SENDAI, Japan - People wearing armor and samurai outfits solicit donations for quake and tsunami relief in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 30, 2011, following the March 11 disaster. The area of Sendai used to be governed by famous feudal warlord Date Masamune.

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Yasukuni Shrine returns monument to Korean people

TOKYO, Japan - The Bukgwandaecheopbi monument at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which was built in memory of Korean Admiral Li Sun Sin who fought against Japanese expeditions launched by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) to conquer Korea in the late 1590s, was returned to South Korea on Oct. 12. The monument had been kept at the shrine after Japanese forces brought it to Japan during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War.

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Yasukuni Shrine returns monument to Korean people

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiaki Nambu (L), priest at Yasukuni Shrine, Chu Gyu HO (C), minister at the South Korean Embassy, and Keishiro Fukushima, parliamentary secretary at the Foreign Ministry, join hands at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 12 during a ceremony to return an 18th-century Korean stone monument to South Korea. The Bukgwandaecheopbi monument was built in memory of Korean Admiral Li Sun Sin who fought against Japanese expeditions launched by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) to conquer Korea in the late 1590s, and had been kept at the shrine since Japanese forces brought it to Japan during the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War.

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Ogata urges cease-fire to warlords in northern Afghanistan

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Japanese envoy Sadako Ogata (R) meets with the leaders of warring factions in northern Afghanistan, including the ethnic Uzbek warlord Abdul Rashid Dostam and his Tajik rival Atta Mohammad -- and other Afghan officials in Mazar-e-Sharif on July 7 and urged them to stop fighting each other. Ogata said she told the warlords that Japan cannot provide financial help to rebuild Afghanistan unless there is security in the country.

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Replica of medieval Noh costume unveiled to media

KYOTO, Japan - Unveiled to the media at a news conference in Kyoto on July 23 is a replica of the gorgeous Noh costume worn by Japan's medieval warlord Maeda Toshiie (1538-99). It took eight months for a Kyoto-based nonprofit organization devoted to promotion of kimono to complete the precise copy of the original costume which is kept at a Tokyo foundation.

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Ex-Chinese warlord Chang Hsueh-liang dies at 100

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Former Chinese warlord Chang Hsueh-liang (file photo taken Jan. 16), who gained fame and blame for forcing Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek into an alliance with the Communists against the invading Japanese, died of pneumonia at a Honolulu hospital Sunday. He was 100.

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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Collin Chou Characters: Jade Warlord Film: The Forbidden Kingdom (USA/CHN 2008) Director: Rob Minkoff 04 April 2008 Date: 04 April 2008

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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

Collin Chou Characters: Jade Warlord Film: The Forbidden Kingdom (USA/CHN 2008) Director: Rob Minkoff 04 April 2008 Date: 04 April 2008

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The death of Commander Lamy (1858-1900)

French Officer Am餩e-Fran篩s Lamy is killed at the battle of Kousseri, near Lake Chad, West Africa. The French claim a decisive victory over the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr(who is also killed) and his troops, and Lamy is postumously honoured when the capital of the new French territory is named Chad Fort-Lamy. Date: 1900

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Kusunoki Masashige

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's 14th century warlord Kusunoki Masashige as depicted in a drawing owned by the Chihaya-Akasaka Village folk museum in Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Ashikaga Takauji

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's 14th century warlord Ashikaga Takauji as depicted in a drawing owned by the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History. (Kyodo)

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Goromaru's statue installed in Tokyo's business district

Photo shows the Brave Blossoms' superstar fullback Ayumu Goromaru and his statue installed in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on Nov. 30, 2015. The statue, together with another 10 statues including those of feudal warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu and novelist Soseki Natsume, will be placed around Tokyo Station through Dec. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's "nebuta" appears in Hollywood

About 160 people, including dancers from Japan and the United States, participate in a parade with a "nebuta," or a lantern float, from Japan's northeastern Aomori region in Hollywood, California, on Nov. 29, 2015, during the annual Christmas event. The lantern float features an image of Japanese feudal warlord Minamoto no Yoshitsune. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's "nebuta" appears in Hollywood

About 160 people, including dancers from Japan and the United States, participate in a parade with a "nebuta," or a lantern float, from Japan's northeastern Aomori region in Hollywood, California, on Nov. 29, 2015, during the annual Christmas event. The lantern float features an image of Japanese feudal warlord Minamoto no Yoshitsune. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold-plated roof tiles seen as ruins of feudal warlord's castle

Fragments of gold-plated roof tiles and other pieces of stone walls believed to be part of the original Fushimi Castle, also known as Shigetsu Castle, are shown to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 18, 2015, after being discovered at a residential construction site in the ancient capital's Fushimi Ward. The castle was built under the orders of feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592 but was soon destroyed by an earthquake. Neither remnants nor records of its location had been found until now. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold-plated roof tiles apparent ruins of feudal warlord's castle

Ruins believed to be those of stone walls and a moat of the original Fushimi Castle, also known as Shigetsu Castle, are shown to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 18, 2015, after being discovered at a housing construction site in the ancient capital's Fushimi Ward. The castle was built under the orders of feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592 but was soon destroyed by an earthquake. Neither remnants nor records of its location had been found until now. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in feudal attire parade at festa in Kanazawa, central Japan

Local citizens dressed in "samurai" outfits and feudal kimono attire set off in a summer festival procession in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 6, 2015, re-creating 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie's entry into Kanazawa Castle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Naito acts as feudal warlord at summer festa in central Japan

Actor Takashi Naito, acting as 16th-century warlord Maeda Toshiie, acknowledges spectators during a summer festival procession in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on June 6, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto temple picks characters of feudal warlord Toyotomi, his wife

Illustrator Masato Ono (R) and housewife Ayako Matsuo hold their works of legendary feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his wife Nene at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 18, 2015. The temple, established by Nene to honor her husband in 1606, had sought illustrations of their characters from the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo