while the samurai became adept with the famed katana sword. Although crude Chinese handguns reached Japan by the early 16th century, the later introduction of the European arquebus and its armor ...

The first boy armed himself with a 'very dangerous' samurai sword, which had a 'blade of ... dumping the hunting knife and its sheath before returning to the shopping centre.

The 32-inch sword, known as a kohoki, was likely an heirloom sword, made for a samurai, and passed down through his family.

It has been said that the samurai's sword was his soul. Perhaps this deep attachment had something to do with the perfect melding of form and function found in the katana, as the famous curved ...

Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training to a new level after swapping his baseball bat for a samurai sword. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the Japanese outfielder was filmed ...