It was intended only for samurai of high rank who rode on horseback. The armour had a large plate on its left side that protected the samurai from arrows since that was where enemies mainly targeted.

Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of ...

This is an epic siege battle in Shogun 2 Total War. It is a 2v3 and it comes down to the wire! Enjoy the battle :DIf you ...

Naoya Inoue vs. Alan Picasso undercard: Complete list of fights before Ring V: Night of the Samurai main event originally ...

Fans of adult animation should be in raw, bone-breaking, and flesh-piercing heaven with Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal.

What started over a decade ago as a way to help raise funds for the Hot Springs National Park Sister City Foundation's student scholarship program has grown into an annual celebration of Japanese ...

Samurai at The British Museum. 3 February-4 May 2026, £17.

As the anticipation builds for the upcoming boxing event "The Night of the Samurai," the spotlight shines brightly on Naoya Inoue as he prepares to defend his undisputed super bantamweight world ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Elusive Samurai Season 2, which was previously confirmed after the conclusion of the anime’s ...

Reiner Knizia's new two-player board game Iliad is great but no epic, with games thankfully only taking about a half hour to ...

Dystopian movies have been made for decades now, but only a few, including Children of Men, Metropolis, and A Clockwork ...

Shohei Ohtani is getting some company. On Friday morning in Japan, the national team announced the next 11 players who are ...