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ENGRAVING: TOKUGAWA IEYASUTOKUGAWA IEYASUThe battle of Okehazama led to another incident of prime importancein Japanese history. Japan has been much blamed for her reluctance in this matter, butwhen we recall the danger to which the Yedo administration wase BaronKomura's mandate was, however, that the only radically essentialterms were those formulated by Japan prior to the war. The extremists, however, could not reconcilethemselves to even that delay.

roduced between the two Courts a breach which contributedmaterially, though indirectly, to the ultimate fall of the Tokugawa. It is to this day a question whether Japanever produced greater artists than Sesshu and Motonobu. IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RESIGNATIONUndoubtedly Keiki's resignation was presented in all good faith. Ishikawa Jinshiro, who commanded at Nijo Castle, immediatelydistributed a thousand koku of rice from the Government's store torelieve the distressed citizens.