By JUNKO WATANABE/ Staff Writer
January 16, 2021 at 07:30 JST
Seiichi Takayanagi forges a pair of pruning scissors in February 2018 in the Reisenmachi district of Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward. He could not make "Hakata basami" scissors at the time because of his tumor surgery. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
FUKUOKA--Master craftsman Seiichi Takayanagi knew he was dying and in a change of heart toward the end decided to "readopt" a former student he had once rejected in the hope she would learn enough to pass down the centuries-old style of scissor making. [Read More]
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