Martial art-- military hand- to-hand combat-- that is practiced today has its roots in samurai warfare, as explained at the ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...

A gory set of manuals, one dating to the 17th century, advised Japanese warriors in the secret ways of seppuku.

Samurai fashion is in, so are samurai tattoos. New York tattoo artist Sumok Kim, who works at Chronic Ink, has seen a surge ...

Getting a tattoo is already intimidating enough. Scarring from tattooing, called keloids, occurs more frequently on dark skin. It happens when tattoo artists press harder or overwork the skin ...