Morioka (盛岡), the capital of Iwate Prefecture, pulses as the region’s hub for trade, transport, and a history forged by the Nambu clan—samurai overlords who ruled ... Besides being a devoted mother, ...

Seiya Suzuki took a samurai sword and did some batting practice with it. I personally thought the sword would simply deflect said baseballs. But NOPE! It sliced them right in half. It felt like ...

Literally. Ahead of next week’s Tokyo Series, the native of Japan stepped into the right-handed batter’s box wielding not a baseball bat but a SAMURAI SWORD -- and what came next was exactly what ...

In the leadup to the event, Suzuki got a new samurai sword, which he opted to show off during batting practice. The left-handed hitter set up in the batter's box and started taking swings at balls ...