Samurai swords, also known as katana, hold a special place in the history and culture of Japan. Step into the world of the ...

Seven Samurai tells the story of a village struggling with the imminent threat of bandits hellbent on stealing their harvest.

In a career spanning more than 50 years, Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano has gained a following as an animator, illustrator, ...

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

Art history develops the student's ability to place a work of art in its historical, cultural, social, and political contexts by giving equal weight to the development of both analytical and visual ...

10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2 Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

Asano hailed the importance of legendary Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada, who starred and worked as a producer on Shogun, saying that he did everything from teach people how to hold a samurai sword ...

The much-hyped Ascoli Piceno will need to create Golden Eagle history after drawing barrier ... Piceno to drift from $3.50 to $4.50. Fellow Japanese horse Corazon Beat drew even worse in barrier ...

For hundreds of years, samurai, a class of elite warriors, shaped Japanese history, and tales of their exploits and adventures remain the stuff of legends. One of the most fascinating and ...

The Auxikko pattern was coined from taking inspiration from ancient Japanese Kikkō (hexagonal plates built into Samurai body armor) and auxetics, which are materials engineered to grow strong ...

The annual show featuring the treasures preserved in the Shoso-in Repository in the city showcases 57 items this year, many of which symbolize the glamorous Tenpyo culture that flourished in ...

[Photo provided by The Trustees of British Museum] In the royal palaces of Assyrian kings, art served one ultimate ... land of Phoenicia its name — in ancient Greek, the word phoinix could ...