“I’d really like to do Silence right now… it’s been on my mind since 1990… it’s going to be tricky to deal with the persecution, to...
On the occasion of his acceptance of the Praemium Imperiale prize, awarded annually by the Japan Art Association with honorary patron H.I.E. Prince Hitachi, the Sankei...
Japanese swords, renowned the world-over, owe their artistry to ancient Emperor Gotoba and the skilled craftsmen he attracted. Crowdfunding now aims to save the art with...
Watch Here: On October 16 see the inaugural sword making ceremony and be part of the Crowdfunding Project for the first modern Emperor Gotoba Shin-Gobankaji since...
The new project brings together the greatest swordsmiths of this era, all of whom have been designated as master smiths, to build the first modern Gobankaji...
In time, the relationship between the British and the Satsuma blossomed into a great friendship. After the Meiji restoration, many members of the Satsuma clan filled...
What happens when a party of foreign tourists is believed to have disrupted the procession of a feudal warlord? A high-action incident, followed by a political...
Ryutaro Araga earns a bronze medal in the men’s kumite over-75 kg division, with other matches also providing excitement for fans worldwide.
Ryo Kiyuna delights the host nation by winning the men’s kata title, while Serbia’s Jovana Prekovic takes the women's kumite under-61 kg title.
Spain’s Sandra Sanchez claims gold and Japan’s Kiyou Shimizu nabs silver in the women’s kata final, while France’s Steven Da Costa grabs the gold in the...
Karate is a graceful and disciplined fighting form derived from martial arts, and it is featured for the first time at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
In my youth, my introduction to Japanese swords (as with many other people) was via martial arts, Akira Kurosawa movies, and my discovery...
