The samurai were a preeminent class defending Japan for centuries. But as the Tokugawa shogunate ushered in an era of stability, the need for them faded, forcing these warriors to find a new way of ...

A man was today jailed for nine years for killing a man with a samurai sword. Daniel Jethoo, 20, of Enfield, was convicted of the manslaughter of Bradley Knight, 23, and the wounding of Peter ...

The synopsis and preview images for episode 4 of the TV anime 'YAIBA Samurai Legend' have been released. This work is based on the manga 'YAIBA' by Gosho Aoyama, famed for delivering numerous hit ...

A man pulled out a samurai sword outside a pub. Darren Davies, 23, produced the weapon after he made a phone call to a man called Christopher O'Keefe, who he believed had assaulted his younger ...

Now, we can add a fourth to that prestigious list with the Kingsford Knives KwaiKing, which fuses modern minimalism with Samurai tradition. Growing up in Australia, Tim Kingsford often played with ...

Because some Jedi were already halfway to samurai. In feudal Japan ... the naginata or kusarigama—exotic weapons favored by warriors who defy the rules. His tattoos would carry spiritual and practical ...

A man accused of carjacking a woman while armed with a samurai sword has been refused bail, with a judge noting he once breached a domestic violence order by calling a victim from jail 800 times.

A Toowoomba woman endured a night of terror while her ex-partner “effectively” held her “captive” and threatened to chop her up with a samurai sword, a court ...