The British Museum is hosting a major exhibition about samurai, which looks to challenge what you think you know about the famed warrior class. After 1615, half of all samurai were actually ...

Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to prominence in feudal Japan, notably in the Sengoku period, where figures like ...

The premise of a Battle Royale but with Samurais is an incredibly fun idea! The fight scenes are incredibly well-choreographed, bloody and a visual treat to watch! There is also some wonderful ...

I wonder if everyone truly realizes how luxuriously packed this show is with top-tier Japanese actors. Although the content is a bit wild and raw, the sword action, which only Japan can deliver, is ...

Taylor Swift is releasing a house remix of “Opalite” — and the world can thank Travis Kelce for that. In an Instagram story, the pop superstar wrote, “Confirmed, Travis is my in-house house guy.” So ...

While everyone is fascinated by Japan’s legendary warriors, much of what we think we know about them is more myth than reality. Luckily, the truth is even more amazing, as the exhibition reveals, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As you enter the suitably frightening half-light of the British Museum’s new Samurai exhibition, you are ...

All the flavours of leek and potato soup but with added cheese and pastry! This leek, potato and cheese puff pie is the perfect budget winter warmer. In September 2023, this recipe was costed at an ...

From medieval beginnings, the samurai have inspired art, fiction and films, from Shōgun to Star Wars. But their true story is more complex and surprising than we might realise. The enduring legacy of ...