When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

The sword was pulled from the attic decades ago, but a recent ceremonial cleaning revealed it was a priceless heirloom from the 12th century.

The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word ... a term that would take on a more sinister definition during World War II when Japanese pilots carried out suicide attacks.

But thanks to the strenuous efforts of his grandson, the promise was kept, and a Japanese sword in the U.S. veteran’s possession was returned to the family of a former enemy combatant after a ...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese ... sword—like those worn by German officers during WWII, which would ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

The character “katana" (Japanese samurai sword), in orange, was sewn on her hat and remained visible throughout the tournament. Saso, 19, persevered like a samurai, both resilient and ...

A 43-year-old Portland man who fatally chopped his brother in the neck for damaging his beloved Japanese sword was ... bend his brother’s “prized samurai sword” into an L-shape while trying ...