![]() ![]() ![]() Throughout the history of Japan this splintered system of government maintained the proper checks and balances for the country. The Shogun was selected as the most powerful general (dictator) in the country and would need the alliances of other major families in order to maintain his power. The Shogun would be the Prime Minister of a country if the Emperor was like a President. In their system of government the Emperor ruled from Kyoto under the protection of the Shogun. Throughout the history of Japan there was always a struggle for power. While the Chinese across the sea had developed gun powder and saltpeter based weaponry, the Japanese maintained a culture of total isolationism favoring ‘the old ways.’ ![]() During the time of colonization much of Asia became largely isolationist. ![]()
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