On Jan. 1, writer and critic Iehiro Tokugawa, 57, was named 19th head of the household, making him the first new holder of the title in 60 years ... of the Last Samurai Dynasty” was held ...

The term "samurai" comes from the Japanese ... conquests of China and Korea. Two years after Hideyoshi's death in 1598, a provincial leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, defeated Hideyoshi's armies and ...

When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun ... These students take a year to study, living "masterless" until they have passed.

In it, he described the Tokugawa period (1603-1868) as an era of oppressive “feudal” rule. In this view, hierarchical divisions between samurai, peasant ... Two problems marked Hideyoshi’s later years ...

After the 'Incident at Honnoji' (assassination of Oda Nobunaga by Akechi Mitsuhide, a former trusted general), a group of Tokugawa samurai are rescued by a youth named Yagyu Munenori (2nd son of ...