{
  "id": 12788399,
  "title": "Swiss Swordsmith Opens His Own Forging Dojo in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/swiss-swordsmith-opens-his-own-forging-dojo-in-japan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T04:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Forward",
    "slug": "japan-forward",
    "url": "https://japan-forward.com/swiss-swordsmith-opens-forging-dojo-hiroshima/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Johan Leutwiler, the first foreign national registered as a swordsmith in Japan, can now make swords from start to finish at his workshop in Hiroshima. The post Swiss Swordsmith Opens His Own Forging Dojo in Japan first appeared on Japan Forward .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}