Jo Nicholls
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Global News Podcast · Boy, 5, and father detained by ICE in Minnesota are released · 2 Feb 2026
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The word samurai is incredibly interesting because it's a word that encapsulates so much for so many people around the world.
And they emerged at the beginning of the last millennium.
They were mercenary warriors that were hired by the Japanese imperial court.
And then over time, through these battles, they accrued their own political power and agency.
And they eventually established their own sort of military governments and were able to rule Japan.
Though the emperor and the imperial court always remained, there was always this two-sided elements to Japanese society.
I suppose the thing that many people want to know if they're coming to this exhibition is that they're going to see samurai armour.
Because the armour is not only a work of art, but a real source of menace when you see it before you.
It's a fascinating aspect to the samurai because...
We might think it is just one form, but actually in the exhibition, we really take you on a journey about the development of armor.
One of the things I think people will be surprised about is that samurai emerged as mounted archers.
They weren't wielding swords on the battlefield.
They were firing bows and arrows from horseback.
But then by the 1500s, infantry had really taken over.
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And then when the Portuguese arrive in 1543, you suddenly have the development of bulletproof armour because they have brought guns to Japan.
One part of the armour that often draws attention is the headpiece because these were adorned in ways that were clearly designed to intimidate the enemy and enhance the prestige of the samurai wearing them.
What sort of things will people see at the exhibition?
On the battlefield, a samurai had to be identifiable because one of the elements about going into battle was showing your bravery, showing your valor so that you could be rewarded after battle with land or money or rice or all sorts of different things.
And so you wanted to be able to be identified online.
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