Talk:Knife legislation

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[edit] Japan: Katana are not offensive weapons?

Somehow I consider the following unlikely:

"With the exception of Japanese Katana, any other swords are regarded as offensive weapons. However, if they have artistic value, possession is legal as long as the sword is registered."

So Japanese katana, artistic value or not, are not regarded as offensive weapons, and any civilian may carry them in public without a police officer bothering them? Was the Meiji-era Haitō edict ever officially overturned, then? And why don't I see modern-day swordsmen parading around the streets of Tokyo on a daily basis? 82.111.241.126 13:55, 11 October 2007 (UTC)