Despite the rapidly greying, shrinking population of blademakers in Japan, their fine steel swords known as katana are amassing a new generation of fans, particularly younger women, on the back of pop culture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/japan/japan-katana-pupularity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japanesecrafts #anime #videogames