A groundbreaking new exhibition at the British Museum reveals the untold history of Japan ’s Samurai class, including the ...

“Throne of Blood,” Akira Kurosawa’s eloquently stylized 1957 reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” as a 16th century Japanese samurai saga, hovers in the flushed, rosy atmosphere of a new exhibition ...

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

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also had ...

“Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace,” a new, interactive exhibition opening at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, will bring to life the many-layered history of the samurai and ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. In Japanese, they're called "kawari kabuto" (変わり兜), which is often translated as "unusual helmets." They're some of the most interesting head armor ...

A Samurai training text dating to 1844 has been deciphered; the text served as a primer for students learning the martial art of Takenouchi-ryū. The text reads: "When [knowledge] is mature, the mind ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gifted President Trump a golden samurai helmet during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House on Friday. The lavish present — known as the “Eternal ...

Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso will be unveiling his Samurai-inspired helmet at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka this weekend as a tribute to the Samurai warriors from ancient Japan. The ...