LE CENTER, Minn. — For decades the sword gathered dust among the canned goods in a Minnesota basement. The residents of the home didn't know what they had. Turns out the sword once belonged to a ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Kaito Suiju: My name is Kaito Suiju. I am the master of the HiSui Tokyo dojo in Ginza, Tokyo. At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and ...

Making a Katana from titanium or how I made a Katana sword from titanium, to be honest, I myself did not figure out the name. I'll leave this question to the viewer's judgment, to share your opinion ...

The curved steel blades gleamed in the soft gallery lighting, as sharp and vicious-looking as when each was forged hundreds of years ago. The swords were the primary weapons of the samurai, the ...

A centuries-old samurai sword taken from Japan at the end of World War II by a Minnesota Army veteran is returning home. Sam Traxler and his girlfriend will return the sword this month to descendants ...

English archers had their longbows, Old West sheriffs had their six-guns, but samurai warriors had the most fearsome weapon of all: the razor-sharp, unsurpassed technology of the katana, or samurai ...

The 29th annual Japanese Fall Festival is coming up September 5-7th at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden. Here with more on this wonderful event is Lisa Bakerink with Springfield Sister Cities and ...