The West might have been won with the Winchester. But Japan was ruled with the katana. It's not simply what the gun is to Americans, the sword is to the Japanese. It's much more, and then some.

NARA, Japan — They were once weapons of war. The most famous blades from Japan's rich history. Legendary swords that date back a thousand years or more. Travel across the country and you will see them ...

In 1937 during Japan’s campaign in China, two officers – Tsuyoshi Noda and Toshiaki Mukai – reportedly took part in a gruesome contest to see who could kill 100 enemy soldiers with their swords.

When Earle Brigance gives a talk about samurai swords at the Kansas City Japan Festival on Oct. 3, he’ll share his knowledge of the weaponry, its history and the story of the most famous sword ...

Samurai swords may be some of the sharpest blades ever made, but many were never drawn in anger. A new exhibit called “Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace” shows that samurai were ...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century.