Government and Politics
- daimyo
- 大名 daimyō, "great names"; the most powerful Japanese feudal rulers from the 12th century to the 19th century
- genro
- 元老 genrō, retired elder Japanese statesmen, who served as informal advisors to the emperor, during the Meiji and Taisho eras
- mikado
- 帝, a dated term for "emperor"; specifically for the Emperor of Japan
- shogun
- 将軍 shōgun listen, the title of the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era
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