Japanese samurai armor is a crucial element of Japan’s rich warrior history, symbolizing the discipline, skill, and honor of the Samurai class. Unlike armor in many other cultures, Samurai armor was ...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a samurai badass. We have his battle armor to prove it. At one time the de facto ruler of Japan, Hideyoshi (1537-1581) was one of the most celebrated and victorious warlords of ...

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 ...

“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 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) has announced that Commonwealth employees, as well as preschool and K-12 teachers of public and private schools will receive free ...

Centuries ago, when swords and lances were the weapons of choice, no respectable warrior wore camouflage fatigues to blend in with his surroundings. Stealth wasn't in his vocabulary. In dueling shows ...