History of Japan

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Yes. Prior to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Edict on Changing Status in 1592, it was entirely possible for someone to advance themselves in Japanese society. Toyotomi Hideyoshi himself was a great example of this.

It was an alliance between the Imperial court, certain Tozama Daimyo and the Satcho Alliance.

Okinawa is a country made up of a number of islands south of Japan. It is now a part of Japan, but used to be a separate country with a king. It was also known as the Ryu Kyu Islands.

The rulers for ancient japan are known as the shogun, ran by the royal bloodline of the Tokugawa family. The last shogun resigned in the Edo period. (edo=tokyo) The next ruler was emperor Mutsuhito. He controlled in an era called the Meiji era. Emperor Mutsuhito changed the capitol name from Edo to Tokyo. Tokyo means east capital.

Kamakura.

They wore a helmet called kabuto. They had 2 katanas one was short the other long. They had torso armour that bent when struck so the blade would just glance off of it. They had leg, and arm armor. There were barely any spots you could hit him with a blade. The helmet covered most of the head making it dificult to see and they also used bows.

Osaka is known for their hotsprings and their large sakai craving.

Commodore Perry arrived in Japan for trading rights from Japan. Japan only opened two ports for trading. Soon other countries start trading with Japan. The result was Japan becoming more industrialized. They became more modern. Japan began building factories and soon became a wealthy country.

Japan was industrialized by a series of events called Meiji Restoration that restored imperial power. Japan went through rapid modernization with many industries built such as ship yards, spinning mills and iron smelters.

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They owned a rather large penis.

At first the Samurai were elite bowmen on horses, they later became much more important and became some sort of nobles, whilst the Ashigaru was normal foot-soldiers the Samurai were like the Knights in europe, but they were in turn ruled over by a Daimyo, who was ruled over by the Shogun.

So, answer: The Samurai were elite soldiers, their purpose was to serve their Daimyo even if he is wrong, Samurai means "To serve"

They didn't choose him. He was a monarch born onto the throne; the same as Prince Charles was born onto the throne in Great Britain.

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He was a military leader for the samurai

Culturally speaking, because it's traditional and it is the polite thing to do.

Many cultures have similar customs. For instance, in Russia it is considered impolite to wear a hat indoors. The custom of removing shoes is widespread in other Eastern countries besides Japan, especially in Korea and Turkey. It is also present in Scandinavian countries. In Sweden it is a major faux pass to walk through a house with shoes on. Some schools in Sweden even require shoes to be removed.

As a practical matter, traditionally there was very little furniture in Japan. The floors in traditional Japanese dwellings are covered with tatami mats. These mats are used to sit on and to sleep on instead of chairs and beds. The streets and roads were muddy and dirty. Wearing your shoes into the house would bring the mud, dirt, dust and bacteria into the house and you would have to sleep in all that. It would be much better to leave the shoes and the dirt out. Also, the mats do not stand up to footwear very well, meaning that anything but bare feet or socks would rip them up.

Even though Western-style raised furniture and hard flooring is common in Japan now and the pavement technology is much improved, the tradition remains, in part because the Japanese like traditions and in part because it makes sense to have a cleaner house. Even good pavement has some dirt on it.

In the mid-evil time like the Saxons and Germanic tribes, the Japanese developed an advanced feudal system. On the Bushi fighting scale the Samurai was the warrior before you became a Samurai your title would be Ninja the lowest rank on the Bushi fighting scale. Samurai usually always served under a shogon who was their master, and would send Samurai off to fight other tribes and factions in mid-evil Japan. there were also Daimyos who would hire Samurai for protection of their estates and families. then there were also Ronin who were "Masterless Samurai" Ronin were first Samurai but if a Samurai's Shogon or Daimyo dies they are no longer their vassels and are free to raom sworn to no-one. Ronin were usually Mercs. The Samurai were used as the perfect fighting machine and were basically in a sense Japanese Knights or vassels.

Japan has emperors because they need a leader of religion. He is the religious leader and has no political power. The Shogun is the " great general". But, there is a catch. The emperor has a say in who they want to either not be or be Shogun. Hopefully this helps ;].

Prime Minister, but symbolic power still belongs to the imperial family

They believed that self-discipline made them better warriors. To improve their discipline, many samurai participated in peaceful rituals that required great concentration. Some created intricate flower arrangements or grew miniature bonsai trees.

Since 1947, Japan's constitution (which we helped write) has forbidden the formation of a "traditional military force". They strictly have self defense.

And Japan's current army is called the Japanese Land Self Defense Force.

When Japan was defeated by the USA and the USSR (who had very recently recently decided to declare war on Japan after the fall of the Nazis and at the request of President Truman), Korea, a territory of Japan since 1910, was split in half much like Nazi Germany was divided between the victorious Allies. The Northern half of Korea belonged to the USSR, and the Southern Half to the USA-- this is also the root of North Korean Communism, the reason why the Korean War erupted (when Comunist North Korea tried to take over South Korea), and why there are two Koreas today.