What is the actual name for the stereotypical katana? Katana as it is used in the west refers to a specific sword, but in Japan, it simply means sword, so what is
What is the actual name for the stereotypical katana? Katana as it is used in the west refers to a specific sword, but in Japan, it simply means sword, so what is
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