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Joyce's avatar

The history of Japan and its feudal structure is fascinating. The films of Akiro Kurosawa offer a view of the old world though always somewhat subdued in my view. Many years ago, I went to an exhibition called ‘Samurai’. The accompanying info was quite extensive. It touched on many historic periods.

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Made in DNA's avatar

Japanese history is long, involved, and very difficult to follow, even for the Japanese. Who can remember 2000-plus years and all the figures? Sounds like a great exhibition. Thanks for the comment.

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

Fascinating history. Mind blowing how rigid the social lines are in Japan, going back a ways. Interesting to see how he went about forming his own mini empire by giving titles to his relatives. It's a game thrones!

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Made in DNA's avatar

Yes, yes, and yes again, and it still is very rigid in many (and I hate to say it, but silly, little, sometimes petty) ways. Most definitely. Japanese society is very much about clout, entitlement, and nepotism. Then again, what society isn't?

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@mindset&mythos's avatar

True, though in the case of Japan is like a fetishistic attachment to stratifying people.

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