On 19 sept. 06, at 00:06, Chris Doss wrote:
> I cannot figure the Japanese out. This is an ancient
> culture, with an IMPERIAL history no less, that is for
But the "Empire" was only a reality for a few decades. For the rest of history "Empire", in the case of Japan, mostly means "very local monarchy with not much to do". I mean, sticking the word "Empire" next to "Japan" does not really invoke images like "we" have in Europe...
JC Helary