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Japan cricket fights obscurity
Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan's first cricket match in 1863 and the ...
Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan's first cricket match in 1863 and the sport has battled for recognition in the baseball-mad country ever since.
It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...
2.75"H. 13.4"H x 16 1/8"L 11.75"H x 13"L 10 1/8"L x 7 1/8"W x ...
A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.
Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...
"My whole 11 years here have been about trying to provide people with opportunities to play," said Englishman Alan Curr, ...
Legend has it that death threats from disgruntled samurai warriors were behind Japan’s first cricket match in 1863 and the ...