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British Museum Opens 'Samurai' Exhibition Recasting Japan’s Warrior Class

The show reframes samurai as a diverse social class with women central to their peacetime roles.

Tatsuya Nakadai, Landmark Star of Ran and Harakiri, Dies at 92