Popular Japanese Sword-Cutting Experience for Tourists Canceled Due to Concerns It May Violate Sword and Firearms Control Law... Officials Express Disappointment

[Yomiuri Shimbun] In Murayama City, Yamagata Prefecture, which claims to be the "birthplace of Iaido," the experience of trying out real Japanese swords was suddenly suspended in January this year due to it being in violation of the Sword and Firearms Control Law. The popular event was well received by foreign tourists and had even been awarded by the government, so the city's tourism department