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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.

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In June 1408, a Western ship drifted into the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan possibly due to a storm.

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The Ashikaga Museum of Art exhibited a Japanese sword called 'Yamanbagiri Kunihiro' in April this year, a national cultural asset made in 1959.

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The holding company of Ashikaga Bank, a regional bank once nationalized after falling into negative net worth, has applied for listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.

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(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., by February.

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Kazuo Ashikaga has been appointed director, chemistry and process development, Fusion UV Japan.

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TOKYO - Standard & Poor's said Friday it has revised its long-term counterparty credit rating on Ashikaga Bank to ''BB-plus'' from ''R,'' reflecting increasing clarity of the steps needed in the bank's reprivatization process mainly due to its improving risk management and business efficiency.

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