Toyotomi Hideyoshi was the next samurai to change the course of Japanese (and warrior) history. Through a series ... samurai's special rights. Thus, the sword-slashing warrior of yore abandoned ...

The tale of a band of samurai who, after their master dies, take an oath to seek vengeance is an important story that offers ...

To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior ...

A rusty blade pulled from an attic decades ago was just revealed to be one of the oldest Japanese samurai swords in existence. TwitterThe kohoki blade pulled from the attic of the Kasuga Taisha ...

He tries his hand at yabusame (horseback archery), visits a workshop of traditional samurai armor, and learns the skills of iaido (wielding and cutting with an actual sword). Yabusame, also known ...

More about the life of Musashi and other samurai can be discovered at Shimada Museum of Arts, which houses exhibits on the history of Kumamoto’s warrior culture. In addition to being a sword ...

Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki stepped into the batting cage recently to take some cuts. Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo ...

The samurai sword is beautifully curved and extremely ... but a main one was because of the area’s ancient iron-making history. Apparently, a sword from the Kofun period was excavated in town ...

The Chicago Cubs are just days away from the first regular season contests of the year with a two-game set in Tokyo against ...