Word: shogunate
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Read "Japan's New Prime Minister - and New Shadow Shogun...
...overwhelmed with feeling," said Hatoyama at his debut press conference, describing his reaction to being elected Prime Minister, "and at the same time I felt a hefty responsibility on my shoulders." The heft is more than responsibility: it is the weight of an entire nation - and a shadow shogun - looking over his shoulder...
...three decades, Ozawa has wielded his influence behind the scenes, and many fear that, as Secretary-General, surrounded by close allies, he could exercise veto power over policy legislation and undermine Hatoyama's control. Takao Toshikawa, the editor of the political newsletter Insideline, has named Ozawa the "new shadow shogun" (as has the Economist). He says, "Ozawa's power is increasing day by day, and I'm afraid that if Ozawa's influence becomes much greater, how Hatoyama will maintain leadership." Toshikawa calls Ozawa's views radical, particularly those that could threaten bilateral relations with the U.S. (Read Michael Elliott...
...that particular film, there are certain things that you have to do. You have to have certain kinds of fights. You have to show things. And if you have the capability of not just having blood splatter, but squirting out of someone's neck the way it was in Shogun Assassin, then you do it. You give it to an audience because that's what they're paying their money...
...This is a comeback story with an excruciatingly long prologue, however. In the late 16th century, the area was home to Tokugawa Ieyasu, the country's greatest shogun. But Ieyasu abandoned it in 1603 when he established his new capital in what is now Tokyo. Overshadowed not just by Tokyo to its east, but also by Osaka to its west, Nagoya languished, developing a reputation as a backwater among many Japanese (and a complete cipher to most foreigners) despite being Japan's fourth largest city. When a new generation of bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka was introduced...