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

Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch ...

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

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

Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says - ‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand ...

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 ...

The samurai are taking center stage in London, as the British Museum unveils its first major exhibition dedicated entirely to ...

Hisyo Ishida is looking at me with undisguised disappointment. I cannot blame him. His movements are sharp where mine are clumsy. His hair is pulled into a neat topknot where mine is flapping in my ...

What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword?

The exhibition, set to run until May 4, showcases some 280 items collected in and outside Britain, including those from the ...