• tiramichu@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    They are. This happened during the.occupation of Japan by the Allied forces - most specifically the Americans - after WWII.

    The handgun the Japanese police carry is little-changed from the model introduced at that time, which is why it is still an ancient-looking revolver.