Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used ... KUNIYUKI (Rai)) Ancient sword-making techniques were passed down only among artisans, and are now shrouded in mystery ...

The sword was uncovered among the ruins of an ... The team chose a skin color palette that has been seen in ancient Egyptian art as the true hue is unknown. The team also used information from ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--An iron sword that at more than 2 meters long ranks as the largest intact ancient blade ever discovered in Japan is heavily oxidized after being buried in soil for ...

Stewart, a 56-year-old Sydney resident, is a student at the Forge: Western Martial Arts, a club that teaches people the ...

NARA--Researchers have unearthed a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive iron sword in an ancient kofun burial mound here, unprecedented discoveries of their kind in Japan. The unusually ...