among the dominant clans of Japan. Only the strong would survive, and strength lay in assembling large armies and the most advanced weapons. Foot soldiers learned to use traditional samurai ...

When we think of samurai, the image of a male warrior clad in impressive armor comes to mind. However, Japan’s history includes a group of remarkable women warriors known as onna-bugeisha (female ...

Various samurai clans in the region vied for supremacy over ... to have gone undefeated in the numerous duels he fought across Japan, many using only a wooden sword. He saw out his final years ...