Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire 2 - The Will of the Shogun

With Ieyasu in control, peace settles over Japan, and a new society based on the samurai ethics of obedience and loyalty is established. In 1600, William Adams becomes the first Englishman to set foot in Japan. Impressed by European trading vessels, Ieyasu asks Adams to help him build his own fleet. Aware that the English have no interest in converting the Japanese to Christianity, Ieyasu decides to expel the Portugese and Spanish who often combine missionary work with trade.

The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan's warlords and expels all foreigners.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/program_2.html

Part 2/3

Part 1: The Way of the Samurai
http://www.videosift.com/video/Japan-Memoirs-of-a-Secret-Empire-1-The-Way-of-the-Samurai
Part 3: Return of the Barbarians
http://www.videosift.com/video/Japan-Memoirs-of-a-Secret-Empire-Return-of-the-Barbarians

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