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Synopsis: HRH The Duke of Kent has been at the heart of the British Royal Family throughout his life. As a working member of the Royal Family, he has supported his cousin, The Queen, representing her at home and abroad. His royal duties began when, in 1952, at the age of sixteen, he walked in...

Japan has produced many period dramas but it's mostly about samurai, very few palace/court dramas (especially if we compare it with neighbours China and South Korea film industries). Here's one of it if you're interested: Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (源氏物語　千年の謎, literally The Tale of Genji...

Japan’s first historical epoch–the Asuka period, named for the area near Nara where the court resided–coincides with the introduction of Buddhism into the country. Along with Buddhism, other important foreign concepts and practices, all of which supported the creation of a single-ruler state...

I've seen severals threads about European nobility, but there's none for Asian one so let's start with Japan. Japan had rather unique 'nobility' compared to European where there were courtier clans (the nobles) and warrior clans (samurai clans) who later became daimyos (land lords). Most of...