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 ...

An article in the Life & Arts section of the Wall Street Journal earlier this year heralded the Dayton Art Institute’s special exhibition of color woodblock prints by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi that has been ...

An exhibition showcasing the artistic beauty of the deadly weaponry of Japanese samurai opened earlier this month at the Honolulu Museum of Art, highlighting a range of artifacts belonging to the ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also had ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Clad in a dark robe, Yoshinori Kouno glides silently over tatami flooring, then suddenly slices the air with his samurai sword. The 59-year-old master of Japanese ancient ...

"Streaming Samurai: Historical Japan in Contemporary Media" Although the age of samurai ended more than 150 years ago, medieval Japanese warriors continue to fascinate people today as characters in ...

Teachers are encouraged to read “Medieval Japan: An Introductory Essay,” by historian Ethan Segal, prior to conducting this lesson. The introductory essay may also be assigned to students with ...

It’s a chilly evening in Emeryville, where half-a-dozen martial arts students at a community center are practicing with katana. They kneel, jump and slash, then slowly mimic wiping blood off their ...

Titan Comics will be publishing a series previously published by Marvel Comics this September. Written by Jean-François Di Giorgio, with art by Frédéric Genet, the Samurai collected edition tells the ...