When five Japanese girls sailed to the United States in 1871 to spend 10 years learning about Western culture, some of their countrymen were horrified. “What heartless people their parents must be,” ...

The Japanese sword, often epitomized by the katana, is more than just a weapon. It is a symbol of Japan’s rich cultural history, craftsmanship, and the ideals of the samurai who wielded it. Known for ...

“Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan” (now streaming on Netflix) digs deep into the military history of Japan, detailing the 16th- and early 17th-century battles that introduced new sophistication to ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The History Museum of Mobile is preparing to launch its next exhibit: “SAMURAI: Sunrise, Sunset.” Officials said the exhibit, which opens in September, will feature objects ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

Samurai are often portrayed as warrior-gentlemaen, "calmly indifferent in the face of death, but deeply moved by the beauty of art and nature." Does this characterization have any connection to ...

Everything is not what it seems in Everett Kennedy Brown’s captivating photographic series on Japan’s samurai. While Brown’s photographs look like artifacts from the warriors’ feudal-period heyday, ...

What is it about the samurai that captivates Westerners? The armor and swords, the reverent attitude and the reputation for supreme competence in warfare are all pretty impressive, but they don’t get ...

In 2020, deep in worldwide quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the developers at Sucker Punch Productions unleashed Ghost of Tsushima, the acclaimed open-world samurai adventure that offered ...