the hard steel forms the sword's outer shell and deadly blade, while the tough steel serves as the katana's core. This perfect balance of properties is what made the katana the samurai's most ...

Far-right agitators who have been on social media claiming that a 'Foreign Man with a Samurai sword' was ... carrying what appears to be a very real military-style sword. It does not have a ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai ... wore this short sword because if they made a careless mistake, More from How Real Is It?

In this episode, American actor BT travels through Kyushu to learn the spirit of the samurai. He tries his ... (rolled-up tatami mat) with a real sword. From Tokyo, flights to Kitakyushu take ...