In the winter of 2022, archaeologists discovered several cellars filled with World War II artifacts beneath the streets of ...

The Tomio Maruyama burial mound in Nara, Japan dates to the fourth century and was created for a powerful individual who likely supported the Yamato rulers of the time. Archaeologists excavating the ...

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 ...

I. Two Sides of a Single-Edged Blade Franklin Park, Illinois, December 25, 2021. The sword was suspended in the basement rafters with a message from 1945 still secured to its fittings.

It is the ancient Japanese art of sword drawing and you can learn how to do it in Peterborough, Ont. ... you get a wooden sword. “It is sometimes called a bokuto or bokken,” he said.

The sword's X-ray shows two visible holes in the tang, which attached the wooden handle. However, the current handle uses only one hole, indicating that it is not the blade's original handle.

Compared to wooden swords, its texture is more flexible and allows for safe strikes. The design of Shinai is based on a “katana” (Japanese sword), which is characterized by a curved, single-edged ...

NARA, Japan — A Canadian teen reportedly used his fingernail to carve his name into a wooden pillar in an eighth-century temple, the latest incident in tourists damaging historic sites. The ...

Tourist who carved name into Rome Colosseum apologizes 00:42. A 17-year-old suspect was questioned by Japanese authorities after he allegedly carved his name into an 8th-century Japanese temple ...

A team of Japanese scientists has finished constructing the world's first wooden satellite, Agence France-Presse reports. The satellite dubbed LignoSat, a collaboration between Kyoto University ...

An iron sword measuring seven feet long was found in a burial mound with the tomb of an elite that died 1,600 years ago. Japanese experts ... Archaeologists discovered a 16-foot-long wooden ...