A man in Hyogo Prefecture has been arrested for buying 22 illegal weapons from the internet:

As you can see from the video, the weapons look like they are mostly old rifles, pistols, and bayonets once used by the Imperial Japanese Army. The man, who was a collector with no intent to actually use the guns, had been illegally buying weapons from online auctions since 2003.

In other firearms/knife control news, oyster knives are now considered illegal weapons and a man who touched an unloaded rifle for a few seconds will likely be charged with a crime.

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