Before factories and automation, steel was made by hand—slowly and deliberately. This video follows the traditional Japanese ...

Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of wanting praise or recognition.

We have lots of exciting upcoming RPGs to look forward to in 2026, and with the new year promising to bring all kinds of role-playing adventures. So, if you're a big fan of the genre, you happily have ...

Japanese swordsmiths — the artificers responsible for crafting samurai swords — are about as legendary as blacksmiths come. And while the warrior class has faded into history, their techniques persist ...

When it comes to swords, Fan Shisan’s no slouch. An influencer from China’s Sichuan Province, his short-form video content is swarming with handcrafted blades — sometimes literally. Case in point, Fan ...

While most of us were flying Southwest and eating sad airport sandwiches, Four Seasons has been quietly operating its own around-the-world luxury jet service for a decade. And this year, as the ...

Last Samurai Standing has now landed on Netflix, a six-episode series which takes place in the post-samurai era in Japan, where 292 fallen samurai find themselves lured into a game of survival, where ...

After watching the first episode of Last Samurai Standing, one thing becomes apparent very quickly: This show rules. I mean it is mint. I mean I walked around my apartment after it was over, saying ...

As the Meiji Era begins, an honorable samurai is forced to fight again, so that his family may live. The six-episode Last Samurai Standing, directed and co-written by Michihito Fujii, and based on the ...

A woman who used a samurai-style sword to murder her wife and brutally attack her mother-in-law in Los Angeles County last year has been sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. The grisly murder on ...

The magic power of the Ritual swirling around Edo attracts many oddities. Murderer of tremendous skill. A mysterious deadly blade. Miyamoto Iori and Saber, who are investigating the situation at the ...