The Philippines government, which is looking to issue a
samurai bond with a maturity longer than the usual 10 years, is seeking a credit guarantee from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
Ben Semple, five, takes on a
Samurai warrior at Liverpool's World Museum
Broad brush stroke artwork and a traditional Japanese score set things up nicely, but once you get into the game,
Samurai Shodown Sen's problems become apparent.
Kobujutsu Shokai, or Introduction to Classical Japanese Martial Arts is a new venture which aims to give young men and women over 14 the experience of
Samurai training methods, albeit without the deadly swords.
Most of the
samurai's military actions were domestic in nature, civil wars of varying size and duration, fought primarily for the protection of their lords and their property.
The title of the series identifies it as Akira Kurosawa's
Samurai 7, surely an improbable possessory credit.
Lucy Liu will give voice to Sio, a beautiful, seductive and sadistic mastermind plotting to destroy Afro
Samurai. Liu is the star of several Hollywood blockbuster action-adventure films including "Charlie's Angels" and "Kill Bill" and has joined the cast of the ABC drama "Dirty Sexy Money." Liu can currently be heard as Master Viper in the animated film "Kung Fu Panda."
Son of
Samurai is produced by South Shields-based Gareth Hunter.
Trevor Wood said: "
Samurai is a 60- minute comedy about a young shoe shop salesman from Byker who discovers he's a descendant of a famous
Samurai warrior.
"In the wrong hands,
samurai swords are dangerous weapons," Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker said.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "At 3am a complaint was received from a woman that she had been threatened by a man with a
samurai sword.