Buying a katana is more about buying an artistic and historically significant sword; it comes with its story to tell. Being ...

They left Benny alone on Louis Street with a lifetime of modest possessions. Among them was a Japanese sword he’d found on an Okinawa beach in the final days of World War II. It was six months ...

Discover what kabuki tells us about Japanese attitudes to swords, which feature in many legends and transcend the realm of weapons. Within each awe-inspiring Japanese sword, they say, dwells a spirit.

Onimusha: Way of the Sword shows off its gameplay and protagonist as the series makes a full-force comeback aimed at picking ...

Various societies from across human history used swords in some form, and in modern pop culture, they have developed an undeniable cool factor. From samurai to knights, all manner of warriors are ...

Way of the Sword, will feature Miyamoto Musashi as one of its protagonists. It just so happens that there’s a legendary Japanese actor, Toshiro Mifune, who was quite adept at playing the iconic ...

Announced last year with a demo now on Steam, Haneda Girl — named after Tokyo’s biggest airport — isn’t a direct sequel, ...

“The Evolution of the Japanese Sword” is organized ... blades as old as 1000 C.E. and as recent as a contemporary replica of an older sword made in 1992. There’s also, Tackett said, a ...

The human body today has many replaceable parts, ranging from artificial hearts to myoelectric feet. What makes this possible ...

This course examines Japan’s postwar and contemporary society on the basis of Japanese film and animation. The classes are divided into two parts. The first part consists of screenings of both major ...