Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller" is on view Through Aug. 3 at Tulsa's Philbrook Museum of Art.

The samurai were more than just warriors - they lived by a strict code and held a powerful place in medieval Japanese society ...

Artifacts From Ancient Japan With 150 artifacts on display, a new exhibit at Yale University reveals some lesser-known sides of Japan under samurai rule, such as popular notions of responsible ...

The new ThunderCats cartoon was sadly canceled after a single season; perhaps they should have looked to Phil Postma‘s radical samurai-themed redesigns for inspiration. Here’s a massive ...

Secrets of the Samurai Sword. PBS Airdate: October 9, 2007 Go to the companion Web site. NARRATOR: The samurai were the heroes of ancient Japan. Still, today, their legend continues. The samurai's ...

These intricate figures--which mashed up historical samurai armor with characters from the galaxy far, far away--included the likes of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, the I C-3PO Samurai Figure Mashes Up ...

Located between the Sea of Japan/East Sea and the Japanese Alps in western Japan, Kanazawa is considered one of the country’s best places to learn about samurai history.

TOKYO, Japan — In Narita City, just east of Tokyo, one of the oldest Japanese martial arts skills is still being taught. "This teaching is called Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu," said Otake Risuke. ...

Every summer, the people of Fukushima prefecture honor their ancient Samurai and equine traditions during the Soma Nomaoi festival, which began over 1,000 years ago.