"The Sword of Doom" (1966 ... so it is generally the most basic stance in which a samurai enters a fight. There is a concept known as zanshin, which is the state of relaxed alertness felt by ...

In total, 31 Japanese swords of various styles line an exhibition room at the museum. Some of them are as valuable as government-designated important cultural properties, officials said.

But thanks to the strenuous efforts of his grandson, the promise was kept, and a Japanese sword in the U.S. veteran’s possession was returned to the family of a former enemy combatant after a ...