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  2. Sakura Sōgorō - Wikipedia

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    Kiuchi Sōgorō (木内 惣五郎), also known as Sakura Sōgorō (佐倉 惣五郎) (1605 – September 1653) was a legendary Japanese farmer whose real family name was Kiuchi. He is said to have appealed directly to the shōgun in 1652 when he was serving as a headman of one of the villages in the Sakura Domain .

  3. Livestreamed news - Wikipedia

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    The ABC Television Network has provided a live streaming service of world news, known as "ABC News Live," for eighteen hours per day, since 2018. This is available via ABC's official platform on Hulu, as well as the network's official YouTube channel. [1] In 2014, the CBS Television Network launched a live streaming news service, entitled "CBSN ...

  4. Edo period police - Wikipedia

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    Edo period wood block print showing police wearing chain armour under their kimono, and using jitte, sasumata, sodegarami, and tsukubo to capture criminals on a roof top. In feudal Japan, individual military and citizens groups were primarily responsible for self-defense until the unification of Japan by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603.

  5. Peasant - Wikipedia

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    A peasant is a pre-industrial agricultural laborer or a farmer with limited land-ownership, especially one living in the Middle Ages under feudalism and paying rent, tax, fees, or services to a landlord. [1] [2] In Europe, three classes of peasants existed: non-free slaves, semi-free serfs, and free tenants.

  6. Japanese films stream free on new platform - AOL

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    People from all over the world can now tune in to a new free online streaming platform : JFF Theater, launched Aug. 1 by the Japan Foundation. JFF Theater is distributing a broad range of ...

  7. Top Japanese TV executives resign after misconduct claims ...

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    The allegations, which surfaced in Japanese tabloids last month, accused Mr Nakai, 52, of sexually assaulting a woman during an event organised by a Fuji TV executive some years ago.

  8. Jōkyō uprising - Wikipedia

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    Thousands of farmers were camping out in the cold outside the castle. On the night of October 16, the domain government issued a response paper signed by two magistrates. When the news of the response paper spread, the majority of peasants who had gathered around Matsumoto Castle went home.

  9. American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing ...

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    TOKYO — An American tourist has been arrested in Japan for allegedly carving letters into a pillar of a gate to a shrine in Tokyo.