Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei - Love and War Trailer Meet the characters from the two factions in this new Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei trailer. The otome visual novel game launches on ...

In 1185, Japan's Taira (Heike) and Minamoto (Genpei) clans played out the final battle of the Genpei War, the result of which would have a profound effect on Japan ushering in its first shogun with ...

Some wars spawn myths. Some spawn epics. Some spawn both; others, neither. The 13th-century Mongol invasions of Japan spawned a myth — the "divine wind" that repulsed the invading fleet — but no epic.

The ultimate cosmic "cold case" has lingered for 843 years — and now, space detectives may have solved it at last. In 1181 AD, as the Genpei War raged in Japan, a mystery "guest star" briefly flashed ...

During the Genpei War (1180-1185) between the Taira and Minamoto clans, Kiso Yoshinaka (1154-1184), a samurai lord of the Minamoto clan, launched a surprise attack against the Taira in what is ...