Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations in Ichijodani, one of medieval Japan’s largest cities. On the outskirts of Fukui, a city of a quarter of a million people in ...

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After finishing Netflix’s latest battle-royale series, Last Samurai Standing, fans were left hanging with plenty of cliffhangers. After jumping the gun a little early, Netflix has now confirmed that ...