'Real' last samurai fights for attention

Mandylion said:

I think I like this picture better...

If he is a samurai, then I get to be a viking.

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Xkavar said:

Actually, no. Rereading the article and the forums, I have to wonder:

Instead of swearing his life and loyalty to the dubious will of the Japanese Imperial Family, why not pledge to an organization that needs it? Like the United Nations?

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mikecash said:

Pledge one's life to a debating society?

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Maciamo said:

The person usually considered to be the true last samurai in Japan is Saigo Takamori, a Satsuma samurai who became a Meiji statesman, but launch a rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877 when his plan to invade Korea was rejected. He committed suicide when his samurai army was defeated by the Imperial troops.

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Maciamo said:

The person usually considered to be the true last samurai in Japan is Saigo Takamori, a Satsuma samurai who became a Meiji statesman, but launch a rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877 when his plan to invade Korea was rejected. He committed suicide when his samurai army was defeated by the Imperial troops.

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