2 edition of Government and local power in Japan, 500 to 1700 found in the catalog.
Government and local power in Japan, 500 to 1700
John Whitney Hall
Published
1980
by Princeton University Press in Princeton, N.J
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Written in
Edition Notes
| Statement | by John Whitney Hall. |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | x, 446 p., [24] p. of plates : |
| Number of Pages | 446 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL14494402M |
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Primary Source • The Tale of the Heike [Asia for Educators] The Tale of the Heike recounts the struggle for power between the Taira (or Heike) and Minamoto (or Genji) houses in the late twelfth century. With the Taira's defeat in and the establishment of a new warrior government by the victorious Minamoto, the medieval age began. Japan's first visitor from England, William Adams was a pilot on the Liefde, a Dutch vessel that shipwrecked off southern Japan. The only one of 24 survivors coherent enough to greet the Japanese.
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Japan in the s is locked in a century of decentralized power and incessant warfare among competing feudal lords, a period known as the "Sengoku," or "Country at War" ().
These are the final years of Japan's medieval period () just prior to the reunification of Japan and the establishment of order and peace under the. Energy in Japan refers to energy and electricity production, consumption, import and export in country's primary energy consumption was Mtoe ina decrease of 5% over the previous year.
The country lacks significant domestic reserves of fossil fuel, except coal, and must import substantial amounts of crude oil, natural gas, and other energy resources, including uranium.
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Prior to the Meiji Restoration, Japan was ruled by successive military shōguns. During this period, effective power of the government resided in the Shōgun, who officially ruled the country in the name of the Emperor.
The Shoguns were the hereditary military governors, with their modern rank equivalent to a arters: Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. Living in Japan for 33 years, he wrote a book considered one of the era's key historical chronicles of Japan, Historia da Igreja do Japao ("This Land of Japan").
He also wrote a book on Japanese. Ieharu, the eldest son of Tokugawa Ieshige, ruled Japan from Widely ridiculed, he was unable to assert authority and many believed he was leading the country to ruin. —First. Japan - Japan - Resources and power: With few exceptions, Japan’s mineral reserves are small, and the quality of those mined is often poor.
Coal, iron ore, zinc, lead, copper, sulfur, gold, and silver are among the most abundant minerals (in relative terms), with lesser quantities of tungsten, chromite, and manganese.
Japan also has large deposits of limestone. Japan - Japan - The role of government: Japan’s system of economic management is probably without parallel in the world.
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Japanese history textbook controversies involve controversial content in one of the government-approved history textbooks used in the secondary education (junior high schools and high schools) of controversies primarily concern the Japanese nationalist efforts to whitewash the actions of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
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CE - CE: Reign of Empress Suiko, Fujiwara no Kamatari leads a coup d'etat in Japan, removing the Soga clan from power. CE - CE: Reign of Empress Saimei. Japan in the Middle Ages.
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-The religion of Buddhism comes to Japan. - Prince Shotoku comes into power.Oda Nobunaga, original name Kichihōshi, later Saburō, (bornOwari province, Japan—died JKyōto), Japanese warrior and government official who overthrew the Ashikaga (or Muromachi) shogunate (–) and ended a long period of feudal wars by unifying half of the provinces in Japan under his rule.
Nobunaga, as virtual dictator, restored stable government and.
