Restoration work on a metal artifact found in Berlin, Germany, has revealed it to be an "ornately decorated" Japanese sword that possibly dates to the 17th century. The object was uncovered in the ...

NARA--Researchers have unearthed a shield-shaped bronze mirror and massive iron sword ... of ancient mirror called “Daryukyo.” Daryukyo is a type of mirror that was made in the Japanese ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--An iron sword that at more than 2 meters long ranks as the largest intact ancient blade ever ... covered with soil when they were found. The Nara prefectural ...

Japanese swords are called "metal made art." The once lost techniques used to make them prior to the 16th century are now on the verge of rediscovery. Ancient swords such as this tachi displayed ...