But as an examination in the restoration workshop of the Museum of Prehistory and Early History revealed, the sword is ...

These efforts surprisingly revealed the object to be a type of Japanese short sword—known as a wakizashi—which had been preserved in fragments. The sword features a hilt motif of Daikoku ...

He liked war chronicles like “The Tale of the Heike” and was hugely attached to Japanese swords, she said. Kitazaki was in high school when he first bought a short sword. He continued to ...

When going outside, they carry two swords. Inside rooms they would carry a short katana like the one I'm holding, called a tanto. This short sword would usually be worn by high-ranking chiefs and ...

Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery. Ancient swords such as this tachi displayed ...

The “wakizashi” short sword is inscribed with the signature of “Bingo Tomotsu Yabushita Asazo,” with the word “tsu” of Tomotsu meaning “port.” “We have never seen an inscription ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...

Awed by the West's military prowess, the Japanese went on to modernize their forces and did away with many of the samurai's special rights. Thus, the sword-slashing warrior of yore abandoned his ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades ...

In reality, broadly speaking, only two are used – Japanese short-grain (‘uruchimai’) for most everyday cooking, and glutinous rice (‘mochigome’) for sweet dishes such as mochi.

Those round shells and long legs give Japanese spider crabs an arachnid-like look, hence their common name. These animals also have spines behind and in front of their short eye stalks.