Take a stroll through the labyrinth-like hallway on the ground floor of Alumni Arena Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The shouting of unfamiliar phrases followed by clashing wood reverberates down the ...

Fully equipped in kendo armor and dark blue outfit, Zhang Yi stands barefoot on the wooden floor of a gym inside the Beijing Workers' Gymnasium. His helmet is being struck repeatedly with a wooden ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Shigeru Aoki weathers the assault by his young student, who whacks him on the head with her bamboo sword until she suddenly stops, takes a few steps back and, slightly out of breath, ...

TOKYO — Shigeru Aoki weathers the assault by his young student, who whacks him on the head with her bamboo sword until she suddenly stops, takes a few steps back and, slightly out of breath, bows.

Kiichiro Ito spends his days creating uniforms for kendo, an ancient form of fencing. By Vivian Morelli TOKYO — When my 6-year-old son recently joined a local kendo club, I found myself at Yamato ...

Quirky and cute goods retailer Village Vanguard will never run out of accessories to store your goods with, as evidenced by hamster cheek and butt stationery holders, but just in case you're a sword ...