For millennia swords have held deep cultural significance in both Asia and Europe. In this episode of Crossing Cultures, we head to Toledo in Spain and Longquan in China to meet the swordsmiths still ...

In this video, we will melt rusty springs into wootz steel. Then we will show the forging of the wakizashi sword. A lot of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blade maker Akihira Kawasaki in his workshop in Misato, Saitama prefecture (Yuichi YAMAZAKI) (Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP/AFP) Sparks ...

TOKYO - Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in ...

Each Valyrian steel sword from Game of Thrones has its own fascinating story, carrying the adventures of its wielder and ...

Sparks illuminate the soot-covered studio of Japanese swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki as his apprentice hammers red-hot steel, showcasing a millennium-old craft now enjoying a resurgence in popularity.

Despite the rapidly greying, shrinking population of blademakers in Japan, their fine steel swords known as katana are amassing a new generation of fans, particularly younger women, on the back of pop ...