Yes, even in 2026 you can still get arrested if you don’t follow a law originally enacted to keep ex-samurai in line.

The law was passed in 1889 and is still on the books.

  • NiHaDuncan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 days ago

    To add to this, it wasn’t just about looking good but the fact that, in later centuries, dueling scars most often came from academic fencing. So a dueling scar meant you went to university, and therefore a higher rung of society.