The Japanese sword, often epitomized by the katana, is more than just a weapon. It is a symbol of Japan’s rich cultural history, craftsmanship, and the ideals of the samurai who wielded it. Known for ...

Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski once wrote comics for Marvel and Dark Horse under the pseudonym Akira Yoshida, with Marvel promoting those books at the time as authentically Japanese due to ...

Producers of a History Channel documentary made a mock-up of medieval European armor consisting of 1/16th-inch steel plating, backed by a quarter-inch of leather, backed by chainmail. The test? To ...