COURTESY OF NISHITOKYO CITYThousands of swords and other weapons ... they believe the weapons are from the World War II era and likely belonged to the Japanese Imperial Army.

DAZAIFU, Fukuoka Prefecture--An outstanding collection of Japanese swords that had been ... father opened in the immediate aftermath of World War II and put much effort into community medicine ...

But thanks to the strenuous efforts of his grandson, the promise was kept, and a Japanese sword in the U.S. veteran’s possession was returned to the family of a former enemy combatant after a ...