Today, Object of the Week visits the Far East for an item worn by warriors of an elite military class. OF all the icons of the Far East to have passed into Western popular culture, the samurai is ...

As a new museum on the samurai opens in Berlin, here are five facts about how the legendary warriors and political elite shaped the history of Japan for centuries The Japanese samurai are considered ...

DETROIT – Everyone from presidents to pop stars have thrown out ceremonial first pitches at Major League Baseball games through the years. The Detroit Tigers have invited a unique individual to do the ...

DETROIT (AP) — Everyone from presidents to pop stars have thrown out ceremonial first pitches at Major League Baseball games through the years. The Detroit Tigers brought in a unique individual to do ...

DETROIT (AP) — Everyone from presidents to pop stars have thrown out ceremonial first pitches at Major League Baseball games through the years. The Detroit Tigers brought in a unique individual to do ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Koei has today confirmed that it will release Sengoku Musou in North America in March next year. The Japanese-themed tactical action game, which is ...

Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is indelible. The image of honour-bound swordsmen has inspired countless novels, ...

Some 140 years after the samurai gave up their swords, their descendants still enjoy an edge in Japanese society. That's according to a new study, which finds that people carrying surnames associated ...