Its haunting centers on Okiku, a servant allegedly framed for losing a valuable dish, then killed by being thrown into a well (still on the grounds) by a samurai she refused.

A study has revealed a 'contrasting' theory surrounding which members of society were laid to rest in pyramid tombs in Tombos. A study has looked into 'previous archaeological and bioarchaeological ...

The word ‘samurai’ evokes the image of a noble warrior in medieval Japan, armed with two types of sword, and bound to a moral code underpinned by the values of honour, loyalty and sacrifice. The word ...

Say “hello” to the new Formex Essence Ceramica Skeleton COSC Automatic 41mm. Yes, that’s a mouthful, but it only scratches the surface of yet another spec beast from Formex. With this release, Formex ...

What better scenario, then, than the Japanese civil war (1477-1600), where samurai and ninjas (known as shinobi) were fighting each other? Yet when the premiere trailer for Assassin’s Creed ...

Then you look closer and notice the detail: how the ribs are built at different lengths to create a rib "cage," how the dark-colored bricks create the illusion of shadow and throw the light ...

“A Samurai in Time” capped its against-all-odds success story Friday at the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize ceremony, where it received the award for best film. A true Cinderella ...

Using a katana in place of a bat, Suzuki showed off the sheer sharpness and power of the sword traditionally used by samurai, effortlessly slicing balls in half as they were pitched to him.

Seiya Suzuki took a samurai sword and did some batting practice with it. I personally thought the sword would simply deflect said baseballs. But NOPE! It sliced them right in half. It felt like ...

Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the native of Japan stepped into the right-handed batter’s box wielding not a baseball bat but a SAMURAI SWORD -- and what came next was exactly what ...