The team behind Michelin-starred omakase restaurant Kosen has announced its newest concept: Tanto, a Japanese-inspired ...

As modern as it looks, the tanto has a long history, dating back to 12th century feudal Japan, when and where samurai carried two swords for combat, the smaller of which was called the tantō ...

The Hira-Zukuri blade shape is an almost elemental blade design, simple and flat and ridgeless, ideal for utility swords and unfussy battle knives. It dates back to ancient times but was common ...

Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century.

As you’ve probably noticed if you’ve spent much time checking out Gear Patrol’s knife coverage (and you should), lots of blades draw from classic Japanese sword shapes.. The most common is the tanto, ...

16A. I got every letter here from crossing down entries: The [Short Japanese sword] in question is a TANTO, whose blade can come in many different styles, most of them less than a foot in length.

Early forms of Japanese swords were influenced by Chinese and Korean models, but it wasn’t until the Heian period (794-1185) that the true distinctive shape of the katana began to emerge. The samurai, ...

Inside the foundry forging $15,000 artisanal samurai swords It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths who know ...

In honour of the Japanese katana sword “Juryoku-Maru: San”, Casio Computer Co Ltd has released a new addition to the MR-G line. The latest MRG-B2000JS, flagship of the G-Shock brand of shock ...

Mysterious highly-decorated Japanese sword discovered in Berlin cellar destroyed during WWII. Sword dates to 17th century during Edo period, when country followed a strict policy of self-isolation.

It’s possible the sword was a gift from Japanese ambassadors who visited Germany in 1862 and 1873, during European tours dubbed the Takenouchi Mission and Iwakura Mission, respectively.

As modern as it looks, the tanto has a long history, dating back to 12th century feudal Japan, when and where samurai carried two swords for combat, the smaller of which was called the tantō (which ...