To be a samurai meant position and prestige, but it could all be taken away in an instant, plunging the once-proud warrior ...

Awed by the West's military prowess, the Japanese went on to modernize their forces and did away with many of the samurai's special rights. Thus, the sword-slashing warrior of yore abandoned his ...

Kyushu is a region where the traditional skills of kenjutsu – Japanese ... with an actual sword). Yabusame, also known as kyubajutsu, was a pastime developed by samurai warriors in the Sengoku ...

Critics claim Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Black samurai is historically inaccurate, but Yasuke’s real-life story proves ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ... Though fit for a samurai warrior, this sword will likely sell to art collectors ...

The samurai ... elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power ...

One of the characters is based on Yasuke, a formerly enslaved black man from Mozambique, who worked for the Japanese war lord ...