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By Ryosuke Tsunekage / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
12:35 JST,
May 28, 2025
YAMAGATA — A program that let tourists use real Japanese swords as part of the martial art iaido was suddenly canceled in January in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, because it violated the Firearms and Swords Control Law.