The other night I was watching a martial arts film and it was here that I learned the meaning of the word ‘samurai.’ Samurai means “to serve.” In the movie, the arrogant character’s personality was ...

The word “samurai” is thrown around a lot in popular culture, but this six-part series gets down to the brass tacks of what it actually means. Covering the era of feudal Japan from 1551 to 1616, the ...

Samurai swords are reputed to be among the best ever produced, a fact attested to by the practice of testing the swords on human cadavers, usually those of condemned criminals. My question is, just ...