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The Samurai Class enjoyed unrivalled power during the Ashikaga Shogunate, which only increased during the Sengoku Jidei (Era of Warring States); the Daimyo, or Samurai Lords, had absolute power in their own domains. This was all brought to an end with the unification of Japan, a process ...
During the Heian Period (794-1185), Imperial nobles and wealthy landowners started to hire samurai as their armed supporters for the purpose of their own protection. After the Kamakura Shogunate, the first feudal military government in Japan was established by Minamotono Yoritomo in 1192, samurai ...
Bushido, which means way of the warrior, was a means of life for the samurai. It was a strict code of ethics that followed Confucian teachings. The samurai were expected to respect and be loyal to their master and superiors and live a life that was self-disciplined, benevolent, honorable,...
In many ways,the Taisho Erawas much more liberal than the nationalistic years that would follow.So what happened? For one thing, Japan faced an economic crisis in 1927, two years before the start of the Great Depression. This was a financial disaster, but it helped the monopolistic zaibatsu...
The 1970s were perhaps the grossest chapter of recorded time, an era wherein the previous decade’s flower power rotted on the vine and a politically engaged, protest-minded youth culture dissolved into an atmosphere of distinctly hostile decadence. By the time The Joy of Sex, with its ...
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Like shrines, temples buildings were also lost over time, and the ones that exist across the country today are mostly a few centuries old. Todaiji Temple Palaces Imperial palaces are the seat of the Emperor. In the past, a new palace was built (and the capital moved) every time a new...
This was in the late 19th century. It is called the 明治 (Meiji: Enlightenment) era....
Sasaki can light up a radar gun. His fastball has clocked in over 102 mph in Japan and touched 101.9 at the World Baseball Classic, where he sat 100.5 mph and got a bevy of whiffs with his devastating splitter. He was teammates with Yamamoto and Ohtani when Samurai Japan won that 202...