Conspiracy Theory trigger. But I think there is something to this. With $2K Jiro petty's, I'm sure Hitohira wishes they'd thought of the idea. The subscription model will be a goldmine.
The Jknife world gone crazy. First 'collector' grade Jiro petty's, now pay to play Kono's. Just stupid.
Proposed $76 per year fee. After 10 years you could have bought a Kaiju.
I assume you insist on scalpel level sharpness at all times, even in the kitchen.
Speaking of sharpness I handled my first Juyo level Koto katana's dating back to the 13th and 14th Centuries last week. All 3 were polished by one of the top togishi in Japan. Those sword togishi put us kasumi...