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Movies = Ran.
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RPG = BUSHIDO.
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Notes, by Prespos:
BUSHIDO.
ORIENTAL ADVENTURES.
KARA-TUR (Kozakura, Wa). (Wa is based on the Tokugawa period).
OA1 SWORDS OF THE DAIMYO.
OA2 NIGHT OF THE SEVEN SWORDS.
OA4 BLOOD OF THE YAKUZA.
OA7 TEST OF THE SAMURAI.
FROA1 NINJA WARS
Spelljammers (Nippon has spacefaring technology, with ports in the south).
Prostitution (teenage boys) is common.
Crucifixion is the common means of capital punishment.
Rumor has it that foreign criminals are boiled alive.

Government: Empire
Pantheon: Nipponese
Ruler: Mozogo
Capital: Kyoto (175k)
Other Cities (and population): Akamagaseki (60k), Edo (550k), Fushimi (45k), Hakodate (40k), Hyogo (55k), Matsumae (40k), Nagasaki (50k), Osaka (250k), Shimoda (100k), Uraga (40k), Yamaguchi (80k)

Location: Asia (Islands)
Language: Nipponese
Population: 17,500,000
Flag: Gold chrysanthemum of 16 petals on a red field.
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Coinage: G: koban; S: rio, C: yen, B: sen; BR: shu; I: bu.
Important Persons: Imperial family, generals, nobles, priests, officials, etc.
Alliances: Liang
Hostilities: Ch'in, Manchuria, Po-hai.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Invasion of Po-hai about to get under way, but Liang allies are late in massing for landward attack.
Intrigues: At least two noble families are conspiring to restore the Shogun protectorate, as the emperor is too active and influential,
opposing the Po-hai war plans. Many lesser plots and plans.
Magickal Devices: Besides innumerable minor and moderate items,
the Nipponese boast of the sword (katan) Yodenki, the Eversharpness Bag (for edging their magickal katanas), the Steelsilk Mulberry, and the Allseeing Ocular Discs. It is thought that they also hold the Three Thunder Arrows and the Wave Chariot-Ship. Various lesser items are in the possession of nobles.

Climate: Sub-arctic (south). Temperate (north).
Terrain: Forest (taiga), mountains, volcanoes (27), plains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls.

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The usual monsters have lots of tentacles, with which they use to rape young women.

[south]
Bear
Herd animal (reindeer)
Wolf
Walrus
Sea lion
Otter

[north]
Stag
Otter

Grizzly bear
Boar, wild
Dog, wild

Men, merchants

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Mining = Jade (jadite), opal, topaz, agate.

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