Military action by Japan in China and Russia during the Meiji period helped revive interest in swords, but it was not until the Shōwa period that swords were produced on a large scale again.
As accións militares levadas a cabo polo Xapón en China e Rusia durante o período Meiji axudaron a revivir a manufactura de espadas, e xa no período Shōwa, pouco antes do comezo da Segunda Guerra Mundial, volveron a producir espadas a unha gran escala.