Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, ...

The Museum of Applied Arts and Design (Arsenalo St 3A, Vilnius) of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art opened an exhibition ...

Samurai is a blockbuster show which shows the intellectual, refined side of the Samurai, as well as their flair for ...

Silk screens, women's firefighting robes and a Darth Vader costume are among the more than 280 unexpected items that are on ...

The samurai are taking center stage in London, as the British Museum unveils its first major exhibition dedicated entirely to ...

The exhibition, set to run until May 4, showcases some 280 items collected in and outside Britain, including those from the ...

Hisyo Ishida is looking at me with undisguised disappointment. I cannot blame him. His movements are sharp where mine are clumsy. His hair is pulled into a neat topknot where mine is flapping in my ...

What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword?

Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch ...

As Japan boomed in the 1970s and 1980s, many in the West sought explanations for the nation’s economic success in its martial ...

Here’s your guide to Osaka area events for February 2026. You’ll have plenty to look forward to in Kansai’s biggest city.

Rare Japanese samurai armour is set to go under the hammer. Items from Japan’s warrior culture will feature in The Brush and ...