Tokugawa Tsunenari (Surrender at Saratoga)

{{Infobox royalty }} Tokugawa Tsunenari (born February 26, 1940) is the current reigning Shogun of Japan, assuming the throne upon the death of his father in December of 1992. He is also the author of a his own book as well, The Edo Inheritance, published in 2009, arguing against the common belief that the era before the sweeping reforms of the early 1900s were like a dark age. The first few years of his reign were marked by increased democratization, in order to win the appeal of the supporters of democratic partisans living in the northern portion of the nation and in Kyushu.
 * name           = Tokugawa Tsunenari
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 * reign          = December 24, 1992 - Present
 * coronation     = January 1, 1993
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 * succession     = Shogun of Japan
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 * predecessor    = Tokugawa Tokoyo
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 * spouse         = Sachiko Terashima
 * issue          = Iehiro
 * house          = Tokugawa
 * father         = Tokugawa Ichirō
 * mother         = Tokugawa Tokoyo
 * birth_date     = February 26, 1940
 * birth_place    = Edo, Japan
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Early life and edcuation
Tsunenari Tokugawa was born on the 26th of Feburary, 1940, in, the capital of Japan. He is directly related to both Tokugawa Yoshinobu and Matsudaira Katamori, a famous samurai and influential politician. As the heir to the title of Shogun, during his early years he was kept isolated from the rest of Japanese society. He was brought up under strict, spartan supervision and tutelage under a large number of high-ranking officials in the Japanese government. His mother, Tokugawa Tokoyo, was the daughter of Tokugawa Iemasa and the first and only female shogun of Japan.

Heir to the throne
Tsuenari Tokugawa became heir to the throne of Japan after the death of his grandfather, Tokugawa Iemasa in 1963. He was 22 years old at the time, only a week away from his 23rd birthday. He was educated at the, where all of the modern Tokugawa leaders have been educated at. He also became a writer and an avid fan of the martial arts during this time as well - the Japanese national sport. He began doing philanthropic work during this time as well, and started the Tokugawa Foundation during this time as well, founding the charity in 1985, six years before he came into power. He is also the president of the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation. Under his leadership and the advantages that came with his high position in the Japanese government, the Tokugawa Foundation became the largest charity  in Japan. In 1986 he began subsidizing Mitsubishi as well, fearing the decline of the Japanese air force. During this era he frequently moved between his houses in and Edo as well, until he finally became Shogun.

Reign as Shogun (1992-present)
When he came into power in Japan, he noted that he wanted to help bring the government of Japan closer to the people of his nation, due to a large portion of the population disagreeing with the harsh traditionalists in power. He attempted to further modernize the Japanese nation, which his mother had tried to do throughout her reign to limited success. He was more successful than his his mother at this, effectively ending the Hokkaido and Kuril independence movement. Under his reign, the Japanese Navy started doing patrol missions in the coast of Somalia, which was seen by many to be a very hawkish move for Japanese standards due to their isolation which continues to this day. Tsuenari has spoken out against and has tried to sign legislation opening Japan's ports to other nations who import numerous Japanese products including the United Kingdom and the Republic of America, in order to keep  in place but to loosen it and boost the Japanese economy at the same time.

Personal life and family
Tokugawa Tsunenari is the son of Tokugawa Ichirō (who was the son of Tsuneo Matsudaira with Nobuko Nabeshima, daughter of Nabeshima Naohiro) and Tokugawa Tokoyo, first female Shogun of Japan and daughter of Iemasa Tokugawa. His great-grandfather by his birth family was the famous samurai Matsudaira Katamori. His maternal great-grandfather was Tokugawa Iesato. His aunt was Setsuko, Princess Chichibu, daughter-in law of Emperor Taishō. His wife is Tokugawa Sachiko and his only son and heir to the Japanese throne is Iehiro Tokugawa.