This plagiarism problem with regard to Kendo's origin was also taken up by the All Japan Kendo Federation (in its official statement), and the fact that Kendo has its origin in Japan was shown on the English version of the website as an international publicity action.
また、この剣道の起源剽窃問題は全日本剣道連盟（）にて取り上げられ、日本起源であるという事実を国際的に広報すべく英語版Webサイトに掲載された。