By TORU AMEMIYA/ Staff Writer
February 18, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Setouchi Mayor Akinari Takehisa announces that the municipality has met its fund-raising target to buy the sword, at the municipal office on Jan. 27. (Toru Amemiya)
SETOUCHI, Okayama Prefecture--A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to obtain the long blade once wielded by one of Japan's most powerful warlords was a battle in itself, but the end now appears in sight for Mayor Akinari Takehisa. [Read More]
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