Artifacts From Ancient Japan With 150 artifacts on display, a new exhibit at Yale University reveals some lesser-known sides of Japan under samurai rule, such as popular notions of responsible ...

The new ThunderCats cartoon was sadly canceled after a single season; perhaps they should have looked to Phil Postma‘s radical samurai-themed redesigns for inspiration. Here’s a massive ...

The Samurai class, the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan, rose to prominence during the Heian period (794–1185).This era saw the decline of the central government and the rise ...

These intricate figures--which mashed up historical samurai armor with characters from the galaxy far, far away--included the likes of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, the I C-3PO Samurai Figure Mashes Up ...

TOKYO, Japan — In Narita City, just east of Tokyo, one of the oldest Japanese martial arts skills is still being taught. "This teaching is called Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu," said Otake Risuke. ...

Located between the Sea of Japan/East Sea and the Japanese Alps in western Japan, Kanazawa is considered one of the country’s best places to learn about samurai history.

Swap your dumbbells for a sword this summer for tight muscles and new awakenings. Tatler takes you inside the 16th-generation ...

Every summer, the people of Fukushima prefecture honor their ancient Samurai and equine traditions during the Soma Nomaoi festival, which began over 1,000 years ago.