The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese word saburau, meaning "to serve," and was first used in A.D. 702 to describe mid-to-low-ranking court administrators and, later, armed imperial guards.

Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

But the Samurai's role in Japanese culture is much more complex ... A 250-year peace toppled them into identity crisis.In the 19th century, with the arrival of the West, they played an important ...

KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to Malta as diplomatic gifts in the 19th century returned to Japan for repair work ahead of their exhibition at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo. “I’m looking ...

In the 19th Century, Japanese people used to carry small objects ... Inros were carried by samurai to show off their status and wealth.

I also wanted to bring in some kind of homage to the work of the pioneering photographer Felice Beato, who took a lot of pictures of 19th century Japan at the end of the samurai era. So you were ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...