The Relationship Between Nakano Shōten and Manshū Tōken By Nick Komiya   In 1937, KK Nakano Shōten 株式会社･中野商店 [Nakano Shop Co., Ltd.] established a sword manufacturing factory in Shinkyō 新京 [Hsinking] (currently Changchun 长春) and became the exclusive manufacturer of swords for the Manchurian Police.  This later became Manshū Tōken KK 満州刀剣株式会社 [Manchuria Sword Co., Ltd.], but the capital investment and personnel continued to be from Nakano Shōten, making it a sister company of Nakan