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Who was Yoshioka Matashichiro?
I am right now reading about the legendary swordsman of Japan, Miyamoto Musashi . It says he ended the rivalry with the Yoshioka school by killing the brothers Yoshioka Seijūrō and Yoshioka ...
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What role did the Ancient Samurai heritage play on Modern Japan during WW2?
Some of the policies adopted by the WW2 japanese army , seem to be along the lines of the ancient samurai code of Bushido. Policies such as extreme loyalty to the emperor , honor unto death and ...
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Were there Samurai equivalents in Korea or China?
Considering that the Samurai class had its distant roots in Chinese political structure, did China or Korea have a similar warrior class?
