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Foiled robbery attempt sees demand for ancient samurai weapon soar in Japan (www.theguardian.com)
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Defensive weapon called a sasumata gains popular appeal after jewellery store owner uses one to fend off attackers

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It's a people-catcher - asian police forces including both Japan's and China's use them as standard procedure, one of the reasons why their police forces are so much less deadly than equivalent Western ones.