How did the ruler control the territories of Japan?

Question: How did the ruler control the territories of Japan!?
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I think your question needs to be more specific!. Japan has had a long history!. Much of this history includes an emperor and usually a host of warlords or "shoguns" beneath him!. The emperor was revered, or diefied, and ruled through a code of strict respect!. Despite this, Japan was often a very loose federation with mostly local Shoguns excerting control over their respective regions!. This continued until contact with the west drove Japan into nationalism and a stronger central government between the late 19th and early 20th centuries!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

broad question again

there was no one ruler in ancient Japan!.!.!.!.!."LORDS" !.!.!.fudial ones at best !.!.!.!."CLANS"
"SHOGUNS

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Rulers_of_J!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com