Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about the man behind the myth. In this 1840s print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, ...

Workers prepare shipments of ceramic horses — the Chinese zodiac animal for next year — at a ceramic craft maker in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, a city known as one of the most prolific hubs of pottery in ...

Brazil lost to Japan for the first time in their history on Tuesday after throwing away a 2-0 lead in Tokyo to suffer a 3-2 defeat. Two excellent finishes from Paulo Henrique and Gabriel Martinelli ...