How difficult is it to get a knife permit in Japan for a kitchen knife?
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How difficult is it to get a knife permit in Japan for a kitchen knife?
You can check the answer of the people under the question at Quora “knife laws in japan“
About Amara
It’s illegal to bring around a kitchen knife without a proper reason. Do you bring a kitchen knife around with you? For what reason? It’s definitely a proper reason that you are on the way home taking a kitchen knife from the shop which you bought it from. Other than that, there shouldn’t be any proper reason that you have a knife in your bag on the street. “Protecting oneself” is not a proper reason in Japan. You’ll be just arrested for violating Swords and Firearms Control Law if found.
But you don’t need any permission to have a kitchen knife in your drawer. Everyone has one or two at home.
There are categories for edged tools.
Owning a switchblade knife, bayonet, or knife with a blade that is longer than 5.5cm is illegal even if you don’t bring it with you.
You need to register a sword to the authority to own it. But the sword needs to have a value as an artwork to be registered. You can’t own a sword just as a weapon.
“General knives” as tools are permitted to own. But bringing it around is illegal unless there is a proper reason to do so.
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