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

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Adam Savage finally checks off a lifelong dream by holding an authentic 17th century samurai sword, and the moment is as powerful as you’d expect. Joined by ...

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

I need to believe that Tested's Adam Savage has an extraordinary life. It's not about his fame, the level of craftsmanship he ...

The relic may have been a gift from a 19th-century Japanese mission to Prussia. Detailed view of the grip clamp with the motif of Daikoku, a Japanese god. Photo: Berlin State Office for Monument ...