Journalist Bonnie Burton writes about movies, TV shows, comics, science and robots. She is the author of the books Live or Die: Survival Hacks, Wizarding World: Movie Magic Amazing Artifacts, The Star ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blade maker Akihira Kawasaki in his workshop in Misato, Saitama prefecture (Yuichi YAMAZAKI) (Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP/AFP) Sparks ...

Japanese sword making is a tradition that goes back centuries, and one that's carried on to this day. Each sword take dedication, skill and can take over 18 months to create. The resulting blades can ...

Which toy katanas are best? A toy katana sword is a good accessory for samurai or ninja costumes, but there are many options to consider. Toy katanas intended for kids and adults will vary in ...

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 how to do it. At Nippon Genshosha, a sword workshop on Japan’s ...

This post was paid for by an advertiser. The Herald-Dispatch newsroom was not involved in its creation. The katana symbolism of strength, as well as respect and precision. The most famous examples are ...