Explore the traditional process of making Japanese knives and samurai swords at the Sakai Mizuno Forge in Osaka, an iconic ...

It can take more than a year to make a single razor-sharp katana. In Japan, business is booming for the few remaining smiths ...

These days, most folks know tantos as Japanese-inspired blade shapes, with curves reminiscent of katana swords.However, the style originates as its own standalone knife — a short knife used by samurai ...