When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...

Master swordsmiths utilize traditional Japanese techniques passed down through generations to create each sword by hand. The process begins with selecting high-quality tamahagane steel, which is then ...

Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery.

The blades dating from the Heian Period (794-1185) through modern times belonged to a physician whose deep knowledge of Japanese sword culture profoundly impressed experts. Until two years ago ...

In the final days of World War II, an American soldier named Joseph "Benny" Kasser found an abandoned Japanese sword on a ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

The Seoul Western District Court's Criminal Division 12, presided over by Director General Kwon Seong-su, sentenced Baek to ...