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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.
Ashikaga the second dynasty of shoguns, the militaristic feudal rulers of medieval Japan (from 1335 or 1338 until 1573). The power of the dynasty was threatened by the growing strength of the local princes (the daimyo). Internecine feudal wars that began in the mid-15th century led to the division of the country into separate, almost independent principalities and to the complete weakening of the power of the Ashikaga dynasty, whose last representative was overthrown by Oda Nobunaga. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | TOKYO, July 1 Kyodo (EDS: FIXING TYPO IN 4TH GRAF) Ashikaga Bank, nationalized in 2003, will start afresh with the government, the sole shareholder, selling all its shares Tuesday to a holding firm formed by an investment consortium. Tokyo, Japan) plans to raise its production capacity for its main products--lapping machines--as well as hobbing and duplex milling machines by around 30% at Ashikaga, Tochigi Pref. The Japanese banking system, though allegedly on the mend, is still the kind of patient that can suffer a sudden relapse and put the entire industry back on the critical list With the end of the year in sight, Ashikaga brought Japan's banking collapse total to two. |
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