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Abe Masahiro

was the chief senior councilor (rōjū) in the Tokugawa shogunate of the Bakumatsu period at the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry on his mission to open Japan to the outside world.

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Alternate history (also referred to as alternative history, allohistory, althist, or simply AH) is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which one or more historical events have occurred but are resolved differently than in actual history.

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American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Anime News Network

Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan.

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AnimeJapan

AnimeJapan is a Japanese anime consumer show held annually at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in Tokyo since March 2014.

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Ansei Purge

The was a multi-year event during the Bakumatsu period of Japanese history, between 1858 and 1860, during which the Tokugawa shogunate imprisoned, executed, or exiled those who did not support its authority and foreign trade policies.

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Asmik Ace

, formerly is a Japanese film production and distribution company.

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Ōoku

The was historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning resided.

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Chōshū Domain

The, also known as the, was a domain (han) of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.

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Chikako, Princess Kazu

(Kazunomiya) was the wife of 14th shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi.

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Convention of Kanagawa

The Convention of Kanagawa, also known as the Kanagawa Treaty (Kanagawa Jōyaku) or the Japan–US Treaty of Peace and Amity (Nichibei Washin Jōyaku), was a treaty signed between the United States and the Tokugawa Shogunate on March 31, 1854.

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Daimyo

were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings.

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Edo

Edo (江戸||"bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo.

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Edo Castle

is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province.

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Edo period

The, also known as the, is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo.

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Ejima-Ikushima affair

The was the most significant scandal in the Ōoku, the Tokugawa shōgun's harem during the Edo period of the history of Japan, that occurred in February 1714.

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Emperor Kōmei

Osahito (22 July 1831 – 30 January 1867), posthumously honored as Emperor Kōmei, was the 121st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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Fall of Edo

The, also known as and, took place in May and July 1868, when the Japanese capital of Edo (modern Tokyo), controlled by the Tokugawa shogunate, fell to forces favorable to the restoration of Emperor Meiji during the Boshin War.

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Forty-seven rōnin

The revenge of the, also known as the or Akō vendetta, is a historical event in Japan in which a band of rōnin (lordless samurai) avenged the death of their master on 31 January 1703.

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Fumi Yoshinaga

is a Japanese manga artist known for her shōjo and boys' love works.

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Galaxy Award (Japan)

is a Japanese production award for television, radio and commercials.

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Great Fire of Meireki

The, also known as the Great Furisode Fire, destroyed 60–70% of Edo (now Tokyo), the then de facto capital city of Japan, on 2 March 1657, the third year of the Meireki Imperial era.

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Great Tenmei famine

The Great Tenmei famine (天明の大飢饉, Tenmei no daikikin) affected Japan during the Edo period.

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Hakusensha

is a Japanese publishing company.

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Harem

Harem (lit) refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family.

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Hatamoto

A was a high ranking samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan.

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Hiraga Gennai

was a Japanese polymath and rōnin of the Edo period.

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Historical fantasy

Historical fantasy is a category of fantasy and genre of historical fiction that incorporates fantastic elements (such as magic) into a more "realistic" narrative.

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Iwakura Tomomi

was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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The Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs.

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Japanese television drama

, also called or J-drama, are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily.

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Jisha-bugyō

was a "commissioner" or an "overseer" of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan.

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Kana (publisher)

Kana is a French publisher affiliated with Les Éditions Dargaud.

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Kantō region

The is a geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan.

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Kasei culture

Kasei culture was townsman culture that developed in the late Edo period, mainly between 1804 and 1829.

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Katsu Kaishū

Count (born; March 12, 1823—January 21, 1899, best known by his nickname) was a Japanese statesman, naval engineer and military commander during the late Tokugawa shogunate and early Meiji period.

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Kazunari Ninomiya

, often called, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host.

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Kōbu gattai

was a policy in the Bakumatsu era of Japanese history aiming to strengthen Japan against the perceived "foreign threat" by obtaining a political coordination between the Tokugawa shogunate, certain major feudal domains and the Japanese Imperial Court.

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Kishū Domain

The Kishū Domain (紀州藩, Kishū-han), also referred to as Kii Domain or Wakayama Domain, was a feudal domain in Kii Province, Japan.

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Kishū Tokugawa family

The is a branch of the Tokugawa clan based in Kii Province.

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Ko Shibasaki

is a Japanese actress and singer who has performed in television shows, movies, and commercials.

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Kohta Yamamoto

(stylized in all caps) is a Japanese composer, arranger and lyricist who has worked on the soundtrack of many anime series.

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Kyoto

Kyoto (Japanese: 京都, Kyōto), officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu.

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Lady Kasuga

was a Japanese noble lady and politician from a prominent Japanese samurai family of the Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods.

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Language disorder

Language disorders or language impairments are disorders that involve the processing of linguistic information.

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Lilas Ikuta

is a Japanese singer and songwriter.

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Live action

Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation.

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Manabe Akifusa

was a close person confidant and lover of Shōgun Tokugawa Ienobu and held numerous important posts within the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Manga

are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.

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Manga Taishō

The is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga.

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Masato Sakai

is a Japanese actor.

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Matriarchy

Matriarchy is a social system in which positions of responsibility, dominance and privilege are held by women.

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Matsudaira Sadanobu

was a Japanese daimyō of the mid-Edo period, famous for his financial reforms which saved the Shirakawa Domain, and similar reforms he undertook during his tenure as chief of the Tokugawa shogunate, from 1787 to 1793.

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Matthew C. Perry

Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was an United States Navy officer who commanded ships in several wars, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War.

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Mayu Hotta

is a Japanese actress.

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Measles

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease caused by measles virus.

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Meiji Restoration

The Meiji Restoration (Meiji Ishin), referred to at the time as the, and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Melody (magazine)

, stylized as MELODY, is a Japanese shōjo/josei manga magazine published on the 28th of even-numbered months by Hakusensha since August 28, 1997 (cover date September 1997).

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Midaidokoro

The midaidokoro (御台所) was the official wife of the shōgun.

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Mikako Tabe

is a Japanese actress from Nishitokyo, Tokyo.

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Nagasaki

, officially known as Nagasaki City (label), is the capital and the largest city of the Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

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Nagasaki Naval Training Center

The was a naval training institute, between 1855 when it was established by the government of the Tokugawa shogunate, until 1859, when it was transferred to Tsukiji in Edo.

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Natalie (website)

is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007.

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Natsuko Takahashi

is a Japanese anime screenwriter.

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Netflix

Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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NHK

, also known by its romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster.

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Nihon SF Taisho Award

The is a Japanese science fiction award.

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Noriyuki Abe

is a Japanese anime storyboard artist, sound director and director.

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Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music.

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Original net animation

An original net animation (ONA), known in Japan as, is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet.

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Otherwise Award

The Otherwise Award, originally known as the James Tiptree Jr. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Otherwise Award are Gender in speculative fiction and James Tiptree Jr. Award-winning works.

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Owari Domain

The Owari-Han, also known as the Owari Domain, was a significant feudal domain in Japan during the Edo period.

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Perry Expedition

The Perry Expedition (黒船来航,, "Arrival of the Black Ships") was a diplomatic and military expedition in two separate voyages (1852–1853 until 1854–1855) to the Tokugawa shogunate 徳川 by warships of the United States Naval corps.

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Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly (PW) is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents.

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Rangaku

Rangaku (Kyūjitai: 蘭學/Shinjitai: 蘭学, literally "Dutch learning"), and by extension, is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners from 1641 to 1853 because of the Tokugawa shogunate's policy of national isolation (sakoku).

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Rōjū

The, usually translated as Elder, was one of the highest-ranking government posts under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan.

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Rika Nakase

is a Japanese anime screenwriter.

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Romance comics

Romance comics are a genre of comic books that were most popular during the Golden Age of Comics.

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Saigō Takamori

was a Japanese samurai and nobleman.

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Samurai

were soldiers who served as retainers to lords (including ''daimyo'') in Feudal Japan.

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Sangha

Sangha is a Sanskrit word used in many Indian languages, including Pali which means "association", "assembly", "company" or "community"; in these languages, sangha is frequently used as a surname.

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Satsuma Domain

The, briefly known as the, was a domain (han) of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1602 to 1871.

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Seiun Award

The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year.

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Sense of Gender Awards

The Sense of Gender Awards are annual awards given by the Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction since 2001. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Sense of Gender Awards are Gender in speculative fiction.

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Seppuku

, also called, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment.

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Sharp Point Press

Sharp Point Press is a Taiwanese publisher of manga and music.

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Shōjo manga

is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent females and young adult women.

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Shimazu clan

The were the daimyō of the Satsuma han, which spread over Satsuma, Ōsumi and Hyūga provinces in Japan.

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Shogakukan Manga Award

The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing.

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Shogun

Shogun (shōgun), officially, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.

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Side effect

In medicine, a side effect is an effect, whether therapeutic or adverse, that is unintended; although the term is predominantly employed to describe adverse effects, it can also apply to beneficial, but unintended, consequences of the use of a drug.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.

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Sonnō jōi

was a yojijukugo (four-character compound) phrase used as the rallying cry and slogan of a political movement in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Bakumatsu period.

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Sota Fukushi

is a Japanese actor.

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Sports Nippon

, also known as, is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948.

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Story arc

A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of a plot in a novel or story.

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Studio Deen

is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by former Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa, along with a team of ex-Sunrise animators.

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Sudare

are traditional Japanese screens or blinds, made of horizontal slats of decorative wood, bamboo, or other natural material, woven together with simple string, colored yarn, or other decorative material to make nearly solid blinds can be either rolled or folded up out of the way.

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Syphilis

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum.

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Tankōbon

A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as and bunkobon.

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Tanuma Okitsugu

(September 11, 1719, in Edo, Japan – August 25, 1788, in Edo) was a chamberlain (sobashū) and a senior counselor (rōjū) to the shōgun Tokugawa Ieharu of the Tokugawa Shogunate, in the Edo period of Japan.

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TBS Holdings

(formerly is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network TBS Television and radio network TBS Radio. It has a 28-affiliate television network called Japan News Network, as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called Japan Radio Network.

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TBS Television (Japan)

JORX-DTV (channel 6), branded as, is the Kantō region flagship station of the Japan News Network.

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Tenmei eruption

The Tenmei eruption was a large eruption of Mount Asama that occurred in 1783 (Tenmei 3).

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Tenshō-in

, also known as, was the official wife of, the 13th shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.

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Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.

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Thiamine deficiency

Thiamine deficiency is a medical condition of low levels of thiamine (vitamin B1).

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Tokugawa clan

The Tokugawa clan (Shinjitai: 徳川氏, Kyūjitai: 德川氏, Tokugawa-shi or Tokugawa-uji) is a Japanese dynasty which produced the Tokugawa shoguns who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1868 during the Edo period.

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Tokugawa Ieharu

Tokugawa Ieharu (徳川家治) (June 20, 1737 – September 17, 1786) was the tenth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1760 to 1786.

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Tokugawa Iemitsu

Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty.

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Tokugawa Iemochi

(July 17, 1846 – August 29, 1866) was the 14th shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office from 1858 to 1866.

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Tokugawa Ienari

Tokugawa Ienari (徳川家斉, November 18, 1773 – March 22, 1841) was the eleventh and longest-serving shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan who held office from 1787 to 1837.

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Tokugawa Ienobu

(June 11, 1662 – November 12, 1712) was the sixth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan.

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Tokugawa Iesada

was the 13th shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.

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Tokugawa Iesato

Prince was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate, and a significant figure in Japanese politics and diplomacy during the Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period of Japan.

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Tokugawa Ieshige

Tokugawa Ieshige; 徳川家重 (January 28, 1712 – July 13, 1761) was the ninth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.

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Tokugawa Ietsugu

Tokugawa Ietsugu; 徳川家継 (August 8, 1709 – June 19, 1716) was the seventh shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty, who ruled from 1713 until his death in 1716.

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Tokugawa Ietsuna

was the fourth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680.

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Tokugawa Ieyoshi

was the 12th shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.

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Tokugawa Munetake

was a Japanese samurai of the mid-Edo period, also known as Tayasu Munetake (田安宗武).

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Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate (Tokugawa bakufu), also known as the, was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868.

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Tokugawa Tsugutomo

was daimyō of Owari Domain during mid-Edo period Japan.

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Tokugawa Tsunashige

was the third son of Tokugawa Iemitsu.

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Tokugawa Tsunayoshi

was the fifth shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan.

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Tokugawa Yoshimune

was the eighth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745.

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Prince was the 15th and last shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan.

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Tokyo

Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.

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Tsuda Umeko

was a Japanese educator who founded Tsuda University.

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Variolation

Variolation was the method of inoculation first used to immunize individuals against smallpox (Variola) with material taken from a patient or a recently variolated individual, in the hope that a mild, but protective, infection would result.

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VIZ Media, LLC is an American entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California, focused on publishing manga, and distribution and licensing Japanese anime, films, and television series.

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VOC chief traders in Japan

VOC chief traders in Japan were the chief traders (opperhoofden) of the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally "United East Indian Company") in Japan during the period of the Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the Edo period.

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