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Japan was a nation with many islands and its cultural influence was shaped by its location near China and Korea.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu unified, ruled, and ended wars in Japan.

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The Shoguns of Japan were military rulers that held power and emperors were symbolic figures in the empires of Japan.

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Japan had a strict hierarchy and the warriors were at the most elevated level of the social system. The lowest to highest levels in the system were merchants, artisans, peasant farmers, and warriors.

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There was not much trade within Japan, because outsiders were limited to connections with Japan due to the fact that they wanted to stay isolated.

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Japan limited foreign contact, so there was also limited foreign influence. Although, since there was a close proximity to Japan, China and Korea, Japan was influenced by their languages.