The final room showcases the ninja and their role in feudal Japanese society. You’ll learn about the multi-purpose nature of ...

Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...

The silhouette of the Samurai, often cloaked in shadow, has captivated imaginations for centuries. While their iconic armor and katana evoke tales of honor and war, these legendary warriors largely ...

Samurai artist Tetsuro Shimaguchi, head of the samurai school Kamui, is training a new generation of youth from around the world in the ways of the sword, as well as the warrior's mindset. Tetsuro has ...

Everything is not what it seems in Everett Kennedy Brown’s captivating photographic series on Japan’s samurai. While Brown’s photographs look like artifacts from the warriors’ feudal-period heyday, ...

Most of the signings for the WBC have involved American players from MLB who are joining the US roster, but Japan will field ...

A 17th century Catholic Samurai and martyr was beatified during a Mass in ‎Osaka, Japan on Tuesday. Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Vatican's ‎Congregation for the Causes of Saints, presided ...

As Samurai Japan gears up to defend its World Baseball Classic title, its roster is beginning to take shape. While superstar ...

Team USA's roster is an embarrassment of pitching riches, but the more immediate threat to Japan's reign might be the Dominican Republic.

Manager Hirokazu Ibata on Dec. 26 announced the first group of players for his Samurai Japan team seeking to defend its World ...

The eight members also include Yuki Matsui of the San Diego Padres and Hiromi Ito of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.