Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The iron dakō sword has heavily rusted after more than 16 centuries underground. In this photograph, a replica of the sword lies ...

Some of Japan’s most famous historical figures wielded the Hōnjo Masamune, but the sword mysteriously disappeared after World War II.

An increasing number of foreign visitors are making their way to the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum in Setouchi, western Japan, ...

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The sword's guard is decorated with chrysanthemum and waterline motifs. State Museums of Berlin, Museum of Prehistory and Early History / Anica Kelp Archaeologists have discovered history buried ...

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japanese swords are iron works of art. In recent years, Japanese swords have become popular around the world as works of art. West Japan's largest sword exhibition and ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The decision was more cultural than tactical – but the swords did serve a military purpose, and sometimes a gruesome one. And during those charges, it was common for ...

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 can ...

As fears rise in Japan about nuclear disaster at the Fukushima plant, the first and best line of defense are the reactor's six inch thick steel-walled chambers, made by a company that still forges ...