Japan Template Case

Torii Mototada, a Samurai who served for the Tokugawa Shogunate, said, "I will... throw up a defense and die a resplendent death... I think that circumstances such that I am meeting now must be envied by people of understand." Ancient Japan wasn't branded with a pure centralized government label or notorious for imperial, long-lasting empires. It was rather known for its audacious warriors like Mototada and loyal rather than contractual ties among the people. However, these Japanese aspects didn't fall from the sky, they were all a result of something. The cultural interactions and diffusion between Japan and China set up Japan's structure, however, Japan's disinclination toward commerce restrained them from receiving and sharing ideas with others which resulted in a militaristic government hampering the importance of a centralized government

Japan, starting from 600 C.E. , were made up many states ruled by a multitude of clans. There was no clear government that enforced authority. Japan looked up to China in its upbringing and, therefore, borrowed many of China's merits. The early inhabitants of Japan constructed a capital modeled on China's capital and adopted Confucianism and Buddhism while maintaining their Shinto rites. Chinese learning began to dominate Japanese education and political thought. Due to their cultural borrowings from China, a victorious clan leader steadied the Japanese ship as feudalism has taken place in Japan. The diffusion of Chinese ideas to Japan helped Japan create a system of ruling which helped establish their frame.

However, Japan's unification was still an elusive matter as a number of provincial lords controlled Japan fighting for power. In other words, a centralized administration still couldn't be established. In the Feudalism Era, there was little amounts trade in Japan. Regional leaders had their own armies aiming to defeat all others. As a result, there was frequent internal warfare. In their feudalism system, the nobility was comprised of the shogun and daimyo. Shoguns were the military leaders and had near absolute power while the daimyo were the shogun's loyal vassals. The warriors were the samurai who had couldn't be afraid death unless if they wanted to live their life in ignominy. The samurai had to follow a code of bushido literally meaning the way of the warrior. To facilitate a meaningful, esteemed life, samurai had to follow the code of bushido. All these codes and different ranks of people, display the amount of focus on the military in Japan. Unlike most other civilizations during the 15 or 16th century,

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