Glossary of Japanese History - R

R

• rensho (連署) - literally “co-signatory”, the rensho was the assistant to the regent of the Kamakura shogunate.
• ritsuryō (律令) - the East Asian historical law system based on the philosophies of Confucianism and Chinese Legalism. In Japan, ritsuryō was in effect during the late Asuka period, the Nara period and the early Heian period. The Taihō-ritsuryō (大宝律令, Code of Taihō) was a key element of the ritsuryō.
• rōjū (老中) - one of the highest-ranking government posts in the Tokugawa shogunate. There were usually four or five rōjū.