Silk screens, women's firefighting robes and a Darth Vader costume are among the more than 280 unexpected items that are on ...

A magnificent exhibition reveals how these fearsome warriors lived on, long after their fighting days were over ...

British Museum show offers a ‘scintillating journey’ through ‘a world of gore, power and artistic beauty’ ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword? That’s certainly what I think of, having lapped up Shōgun, the recent ...

From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from Shōgun to Star Wars. But their true story is ...

What do we really know about the samurai? Through 280 objects from around the world, the British Museum is exploring the complex history of Japan’s iconic warriors.

While everyone is fascinated by Japan’s legendary warriors, much of what we think we know about them is more myth than ...

The British Museum has announced a major new exhibition titled Samurai, set to open in the Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery from 3 February to 4 May 2026. This landmark showcase will be the first of its ...

Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch Japan’s pre-modern warrior elite ...

Singapore’s Silver Media Group is teaming with U.S. companies Ford Studios and Ark Entertainment on “Samurai Saint,” an animated feature chronicling the true story of Takayama Ukon, a 16th-century ...