KYOTO--Suits of samurai armor given to ... Although kept in boxes, the three sets of armor have been severely damaged while they sat in a corner of a military basement storage for decades, eroded ...

By the 10th century, when provincial governors began offering heavy rewards for military service ... a shaven head and a modern, government-issue uniform. Still, the samurai's ethos of honor ...

The Philbrook Museum is set to open its latest exhibition featuring the armor of samurai warriors spanning almost nine ...