Tokugawa Ieyasu, through years of war and political maneuvering, eventually was able to get the emperor to make him Shogun of Japan sometime just after 1600. This was a shogunate that lasted from 1600 to 1868 (the year it officially ended), and was the actual ruling office of the country, as the emperor was just a figurehead.
Tokugawa Shogun
Probably their samurai heritage.
Maybe the Chinese.... Or the Samurai.... Most likely the Samurai...
Japanese Samurai
it has the sharpest blade
The Samurai
The Japanese equivalent to a knight would most likely be a Samurai
The Tokugawa Shogunate gave the Japanese peace, but at the price of a heavy handed control. They instituted a Sword Hunt, that only gave the Samurai the ability to have weapons. They also imposed a very exacting four tier class structure that enforced rules on even the most minute detail.
The civilian Japanese population has suffered the most for Japan.
Samurai were the elite and most respected fighters, so much so that one could be immediatley executed for not showing them the proper respect. Thus when the Sengokujidai ended and Japan experienced 2 centuries of peace the samurai had little to do.
In Japan
Most land owners are capable of owning thier own private samurai...but the main person is..... RONALD MCDONALD!!