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Ashikaga (ä'shēkä`gä), city (1990 pop. 167,686), Tochigi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan. An old silk-weaving center, it is famous for its spinning and nylon textile industries. The city is also the ancestral home of the Ashikaga shoguns (1338–1597). It has an ancient school (probably founded 9th cent.), which is known for its vast library of Chinese classics. Ashikaga's 12th-century temple is treasured by the Japanese. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavillion described the creation of what we now think of as traditional Japanese aesthetics through the life of the medieval Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Two years ago there were just two banks willing to lend money to operators on a major scale, and today, after the collapse of the Chosen and Ashikaga banks, there are none. It has forced banks to value their assets and capital more accurately, and the resolution last year of the situations at Resona and Ashikaga showed that the recent reforms have real teeth. |
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