Suu Kyi’s representatives asked the Tokyo-based Nippon Foundation to restore the sword. Foundation officials consulted the Setouchi city government, which arranged the restoration project with ...

That is when the sword from the Supraśl River was forged. The restoration work for the sword took about five months. The process involved meticulous removal of the mineralized coatings so as not ...

KASHIHARA, Nara Prefecture--An iron sword that at more than 2 meters long ... making cleaning and restoration a drawn-out process. The artifact was unearthed late last year at the Tomiomaruyama ...