Japan



Japan has according to the table of Bailey Sorpio ascendant, and Capricorn sun sign. Japan is also described in  other contexts as an old country. One can see the continuity of the unified central government in the office of the Emperor, whose real power has waxed and waned through history but who has always been regarded as the formal head of state (the Shogun was also nominally a kind of minister or general under the Emperor). There has never been an interruption in the succession, although there have been pretenders. The continuity of the office was also basically the only point of contention during the negotiations for unconditional surrender in WW2, and the Japanese view prevailed.

According to the holy Shinto text Nihongi a clan leader called Kami Yamato Ihare-biko set out to unify Japan in 667 BC, he is later called Emperor Jimmu. He is supposed to be a descendant of the Sun Goddess, whose grandson descended to Earth according to the text 1,792,470 years ago from that year (while the number is not necessarily significant, according to Bailey Sanat Kumara, the incarnation of the Lord of the World,  is about 2 million years old. Humanity as a kingdom of nature is also the same age, since animal-men at that time were equipped with the power of mind through the incarnation. The Emperor could of course not possibly be a descendant of Sanat Kumara, as he can only be in incarnation on the etheric plane due to his high level of development. His incarnation is solely for helping the lower beings of the planet, and is a kind of sacrifice as he must endure a lower plane while learning nothing for himself from it).

The clan mentioned is generally believed to have been based in the Western Island of Kyushu, and the invasion directed against the main island Honshu since the direction of the expedition was East and initally there is sea voyage. However it's also possible he could have come from the Asian mainland (the text makes it sound like the land to be conquered was more distant than just across a strait). After some fighting and adventures (at one occassion getting the enemy clan drunk at a party), the Yamato leader assumed the imperial dignity in his newly built palace on the 1st day of the 1st month in the year corresponding to 660 BC. While the text does have some mythology  involving interactions with deities, it was written many centuries after the event and in my opinion this does not necessarily discredit the basic story as scientific history writing had hardly been invented. (In a similar way the god Mars and Aeneas of Troy was mixed into the founding mythology of Rome for propaganda value.) A central government seems to have been in place at least by a Chinese account from the 3rd century AD, which mentions a queen ruling the "country of Wa" (Japanese pirates in later centuries were called "wako", as far as I know "ko" means invasion).

If one then assumes that the date of imperial ascension itself is not fictional (the text also mentions precise dates for earlier events in the campaign), the problem is that the event is traditionally assumed to have occured at the Chinese New Year in February (which does not give a Capricorn sun sign). However as far as I know this tradition dates from the 19th century , when the Chinese lunar calendar had been used the country (it was made a national day for propaganda reasons). As far as I know the Chinese lunar calendar was officially adopted by Emperor Jitou in 692 AD. What calendar was in use in 660 BC could be suggested by megaliths at Kanayma, which function as a calendar tracking the Sun's position from winter solstice to summer solstice. Based on this I assume that the Nihongi text refers to the winter solstice 661 BC as the new year day, and will see if the rectification supports it. Obviously it should be detailed, since the date is doubtful.

Hogen Disturbance, Jul 29, 1156
In the 7th century a great reform program had begun in Japan, whose aim was to create a bureacratic imperial government model after China and eliminate the clan military system. About the same time the Fujiwara clan came to dominate the imperial government by marrying the imperial heirs to princesses of their own clan. Additionally it was not uncommon to have an emperor to abdicate premuaturely in favor of an infant heir who could be more easily dominated. However one result of the policy was that imperial relatives who had no chance of promotion moved out into the provinces, and there was also the possibility of dicontent among princes who were passed over in the succession. One such incident occured in 1155. Ex-Emperor Toba forced his son to Shutoku to abdicate in favor of his infant son Konoe in 1141. Konoe died in 1155, however Toba then forced the ascension of Shutoku's half-brother Go-Shirakawa bypassing the son of Shutoku. When Toba died in 1156, Shutoku found that there was no place for him at the funeral. It was the last straw, and he called for samurai to support him in overthrowing Go-Shirakawa.
Samurai clans had developed partly from imperial princes who had moved out into the provinces centuries before. Two such cases were the dominating clans of the Taira and Minamoto. They formed the backbone of the military system after reforms had failed to introduce a Chinese style conscript army. The Minamoto had gained fame and power through campaigning against aborigines and rebels in the East, while the Taira had suppressed pirates in the Inner Sea area of the West (although they were also originally based in the East). The clans divided their support, with the bulk of the Taira supporting Go-Shirakawa and the majority of the Minamoto supporting Shutoku. In a night attack the supporters of Shutoku were defeated.

In the precessed solar return Day Lord Moon ruling the 12th house is opposite Sun ruling the 1st. Moon could represent the disposessed Shutoku, who attempted a sudden and quick coup. Sun rules the ascendant and represent  royalty in itself, but is not quite in the 5th and that could indicate the disputed status of Go-Shirakawa. Both planets aspect Saturn ruling the 6th of armed forces (the Sun has a stronger relationship).


In the lunar return for the battle, the balance of forces in is favor of the 5th house against the 12th house influence. Saturn ruling 5th is in the 1st house is trine to Uranus, which is in the 5th quincunx to Day Lord Mercury in the 12th. Saturn is also stronger (by being in the 1st house) than Hour Lord Jupiter, which is allied to 12th ruler the Sun. Sun's aspect to Saturn could indicate that the forces supporting the lawful ruler were not below using ambush tactics themselves (the Shutoku camp had planned a night attack first, but abandonded the idea).


Heiji Disturbance, Jan-Feb, 1160
The Hogen incident had marked the growing influence of the Taira clan leader Kiymoro at Court, while several of the Minamoto leaders had been executed as rebels. He was in alliance with certain Fujiwara, and began playing their game of marrying imperial princes to Taira brides. While Kiyomori was away on a pilgrimage Minamoto Yoshitomo (who had supported Go-Shirakawa and therefore survived) in alliance with other Fujiwara decided to kidnap Emperor Nijo and ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa and get Kiyomori declared a rebel. However Kiyomori immediately returned and under the leadership of his son Shigemori the Taira managed to recapture the emperor and drive the Minamoto from the capital. This time most of the Minamoto leaders were executed, with the exception of Yoshitomo's four sons who were sent to be brought up by Taira (the eldest Yoritomo) or into monasteries.

In the precessed solar retun, Saturn is Day and Hour Lord ruling the 6th house, square to ascendant ruler Merucry in 6th ruling the 10th, and quincunx Pluto in the 10th. Pluto could here represent Kiyomori, who engaged in power politics but was not a very good military man, and Mercury in 6th other Taira while Saturn is the revolters. Mercury is conjunct Uranus, it was through a surprise move while the Minamoto were drunk that the emperor was snatched (disguised as a girl).


For the lunar return, exalted Jupiter in the 1st house ruling the 10th, is quincunx to a cluster of planets in the 8th. Exalted Hour Lord Venus ruling the 5th (the disguise of the emperor?) is trine to Saturn in the 6th. The Minamoto are perhaps the Day Lord Sun ruling the 3rd, after the battle they were in the role of rebellious provincials as they tried to escape to their home provinces. However the 8th house is also itself nobility. (Pluto might here have caused a reckless pursuit by the Minamoto against a feigned Taira retreat.)


Gempei War, May 5, 1180
In 1180 there was another disgruntled imperial prince, as Kiyomori had entrenched his positions and forced the resignation of Emperor Takakura and appointment of  his infant grandson Antoku as Emperor (this was such a naked power grab that it was generally disliked). Prince Mochihito had been twice bypassed, while his father ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa was in house arrest by Kiyomori's orders. Together with Minamoto Yorimasa (who had defected from the Minamoto in the Heiji incident out of loyalty to the emperor) he issued a proclamation declaring the Taira rebels and usurpers. Next to  the capital of Kyoto there were the Buddhist monasteries Enryaku-ji and Mii-dera, which maintained standing armies of warrior monks and often fought each other or bullied the Court. The monks had been offended that ex-Emperor Takakura made his traditional pilgrimage to the Taira family shrine Itsukushima (perhaps to win favor) instead of to their temples as was custom. The monastery of Mii-dera and the Nara monasteries Kofuku-ji and Todai-ji decided to support Prince Mochihito (but not Enryaku-ji because of the rivalry with Mii-dera). When the northern rebels tried to reach Nara they were apprehended by a superior Taira force and defeated at Uji river (after some heroic acts by some warrior monks).

In the precessed lunar return Merucry is Day Lord ruling 9th and 12th. It's quincunx by Pluto the esoteric ruler of the 6th (military government). Pluto could also have caused, that Kiyomori ordered the burning of Mii-dera. Hour Lord Saturn is in the 9th trine to Mars in the 6th, which could be Enryuaku-ji's support for the Taira (they had also recently received large donations). However ascendant ruler Venus is in the 3rd opposite Pluto in the 9th, this kind of 3rd-9th opposition seems indicate general civil war for some other countries. In this case the proclamation of the Prince had also reached the eastern Minamoto provinces, and Yoritomo with brothers as well as his cousin Yoshinaka raised armies (there were also revolts in the Taira strongholds Shikoku and Kyushu in the West).


For the battle of Uji river, ascendant ruler Venus is in the 9th square to 10th ruler Moon in the 6th. Neither is significantly stronger, but the monk army was heavily outnumbered and overwhelmed.


Burning of Nara, January 1181
Kiyomori tried for a while to negotiate with the Nara monasteries, but they were adamant. He also began to be increasingly unstable with fits of rage (he was aware of the betrayal of Yoritomo by this time). Finally in 1181 he lost patience and ordered the thorough burning of the Nara monasteries. A few months later Kiyomori died in a strong fever (believed generally to have been divine punishment).

In the precessed solar return Merucry ruling the 9th is opposed by Pluto, which trines Venus ruling the 10th of government. Hostilities were postponed for a year, as there was plague and famine which mostly affected Taira territory about Kyoto (Sun in the 1st ruling 8th is opposite Saturn in detriment, ruling 1st and 2nd).


Battle of Kurikara, June 2 1183
Minamoto Yoritomo's country cousin Yoshinaka expanded rapidly from his base in Shinano in the North during 1182, to within forty miles of Kyoto. In 1183 the Taira resolved to raise a huge army purported to number 100,000 against Yoshinaka (much of it peasants forced into service). Kiyomori had been suceeded by his son Munemori as Shigemori had also passed away, and he lacked both military and political skills. Yoshinaka skirmished with the army drawing it to the valley of Kurikara,. At night a flock of enraged oxen was let loose on the Taira (together with the appearance of them being surrounded), the Taira panicked and fled into the valley. There they were surrounded and unable to escape or use their horses, and trampled each other (according to the Heike Monogotari 70,000 died).

In the precessed solar return ascendant ruler and Day Lord Sun in the 6th, is quincunx to 6th ruler Saturn in detriment in the 1st house.


The overall theme of the year is military defeat for the "powers that be" (6th ruler), in the lunar return ascendant ruler Mars is trine to Day Lord and 12th ruler Jupiter suggesting tricky tactics. What Venus in Taurus which Mars squares signifies, could maybe be the Taira commander Koremori (who had been scared  into retreat by waterbirds at an earlier encounter in 1180).


Yoritomo against Yoshinaka, 1184
Yoshinaka entered Kyoto with ex-Emperor Go-Shirakawa as his imperial candidate (Prince Mochihito had been beheaded after the Uji battle) as the Taira fled West. However Yoritomo saw him as a rival equal to the Taira. In 1184 he sent his brothers Yoshitsune and Noriyori to defeat Yoshinaka, whose allies deserted.

In the precessed solar return, Venus ruling the ascendant is trine to Jupiter ruling the 6th and Moon ruling the 10th, and opposite Saturn ruling the 4th. It's possible Yoshinaka is represented by Saturn, who was uncultured and whose army was little more than an unruly mob (4th house) pillaging the supporters of both Minamoto and Taira when it took Kyoto. Go-Shirakawa also switched to supporting Yoritomo.


Battle of Icho-no-tani, Mar 20 1184
The Taira had a number of naval bases around the Inland Sea, one was Ichi-no-tani on Honshu. After Yoritomo's forces had gained Kyoto (he himself stayed all the time in Kamakura in the East directing the general campaign) it was decided that Yoshitsune and Noriyori should attack Ichi-no-tani from two directions to prevent the Taira escaping to the sea. Yoshitsune entered the base from behind with a small force after scaling some neighbouring cliffs, but the chief Taira managed to get away by boat with the Emperor Antoku.

In the lprecessed lunar return Day Lord 6th ruler Jupiter is exalted in the 10th house, trine to Hour Lord Mercury in 6th ruling the 12th. The Minamoto can probably be considered the de facto government at this time, as they controlled the capital with their own imperial candidate. Jupiter is quincunx Neptune, which is the esoteric ruler of the 10th house in the 5th of royalty. Mercury is also opposite Saturn ruling the 5th (Antoku was still the legal Emperor, which is why the Minamoto wanted to capture him).


Battle of Dan-no-ura, Apr 25 1185
The Taira had been routed from their Shikoku stronghold of Yashima by Yoshitsune as well, without much of a fight. Only their Kyushu base at Hikoshima remained in April 1185. Yoshitsune's victories had gained him the allegiance of several seagoing clans, and the mountain-based Minamoto were able to field a navy against the remaining Taira, which outnumbered them with 850 ships to 400. Initially the weather favored the Taira and they concentrated on capturing Yoshitsune. But then the tide changed and a contingent under Taguchi Shigeyoshi defected to the Minamoto. This gave Yoshitsune the location of the emperor, and all efforts were directed towards capturing him. The Taira realized their cause was lost and committed mass suicide by jumping into the sea (with the exception of clan leader Munemori, who was captured and taken to Kyoto for beheading).

Saturn  ruling the 6th in the 1st is quincunx to the Sun and Moon in the 8th. The Day Lord Sun rules the 12th house, the 12th could represent the lost cause which the Taira could be considered to have  become by this time.The defections to the Minamoto suggest they were regarded as the winning side by this time. (That the 12th ruler is the Taira is also suggested by that they attempted trickery at this battle, by placing the emperor and high ranking Taira on smaller ships instead of on big Chinese-style ships). Some alternative interpreation could possibly involve Day Lord Mars in the 6th conjunct Neptune (without knowing the charts of the clans involved the symbolism is not always clear).


First Mongol Invasion, Nov 1274
Yoritomo had established his government at Kamakura apart Kyoto, and he gained the title of Shogun for himself and his descendants from Emperor Go-Toba. However his persecution of relatives (both Yoshitsune and Noriyori were killed) weakened his clan so that when he suddenly died in an accident he had few male relatives and  the clan Hojo could establish themselves as Tairo or regents for the Minamoto Shoguns, with the real power. Kublai Khan had conquered Korea by 1274, and demanded tribute from Japan which the Hojo refused. In 1274 the Mongols sent an armada with 25,000 Mongols plus conscripted Koreans to invade Kyushu, but the resistance was stronger than expected and they withdrew after fighting as they expected Japanese reinforcements from other parts of the country.

In the precessed solar return, Day Lord Mars ruling the ascendant is square to Venus in the 1st ruling the 7th house (and Uranus in the 7th).


Second Mongol Invasion, 1281
Kublai Khan had subjugated Southern China by 1281, and decided on a second invasion of Japan using both Korean and Chinese fleets. The Northern force was something like 25,000 Koreans, Chinese and Mongols with 17,000 Korean sailors in 900 ships, while the southern force was 100,000 Chinese and 60,000 sailors in 3,500 ships. When the fleets united off Kyushu in August, the Japanese realized they would not prevail this time and prayed to the gods for assistance across the country. The ex-Emperor petitioned the Sun Goddess Amaterasu. On August 15 a typhoon gathered above the fleet and lasted for two days, with the Chinese fleet losing more than half of its men and the Mongols withdrew.

For the renewed invasion, Day Lord Jupiter ruling the 7th is in the 1st square to Hour Lord Mars ruling the 3rd and 8th. Mars ruling the 3rd and 8th could represent the Kyushu samurai who held off the initial northern fleet and prevented any significant landing (Jupiter is lalso in detriment).


For the typhoon or kami-kaze ("divine wind"), Neptune and Jupiter were ascending in the area in the preceding eclipse.


In the preceding New Moon, Saturn is triggered by trine to the Sun and Neptune by square to Saturn. Neptune is also trine to Pluto which is triggered as well. The Mongols have been previosly been represented by Venus in Sagittarius or Jupiter itself, their primary form of combat was mounted archery so Sagittarius symbolizing them is not very far-fetched. Neptune is on the other hand in the ascendant of Japan and esoteric ruler of the 9th house, and could represent the Shinto religion centered around the Emperor.


In the precessed transits Jupiter the planet of freedom was trine to the Sun (ruling the 10th) and its dispositor, as well Venus ruling the 12th house (Jupiter was ascending in the eclipse). So a strong collective spirit for preserving the freedom could have been possible, leading to a collective act of invocation and subsequent magical result (the planets themselves cannot favor anyone, their logoi are hardly conscious of any Earth humanity with the exception of the Lord of the World).


Revolt of Go-Daigo, September 1331
The Emperor Go-Daigo decided in 1331 to restore imperial power versus the Hojo Tairo. He had a loyal samurai follower in Kusunoki Masashige, and he had also placed his son as abbott of Enryaku-ji. The imperialist forces were besieged by the government forces in the fortress of Chihaya for three years, while the example of Kusunoki inspired other samurai and undermined the Hojo (at one time it is estimated there was 100,000 besiegers against 2,000 defenders). The Hojo were not popular, as it was perceived they failed to adequately reward many clans and temples after the mongol invasions as was the custom (however as it was defensive no new land had been gained which could be used).

On the prec. solar return, Day Lord Jupiter is in the 5th house ruling the 9th (the Emperor was mostly a religious figurehead at this time). It squares both Venus in the 8th and Saturn ruling the 8th. The 8th could represent the samurai class in general. Jupiter is also sextile to ascendant ruler Moon conjunct Hour Lord Mercury, Mercury rules the 12th which could indicate the limited initial support of the revolt (Kusunoki had to conduct a desperate guerrilla war and Go-Daigo was even captured and forced to abdicate), but Mercury is also quincunx Saturn.


Overthrow of Hojo, July 1333
Go-Daigo had managed to escape captivity and had more substantial support in Western Japan. Ashikaga Takauji was sent westwards by the Hojo government or "Bakufu" to suppress his supporters. However Takauji deserted to the imperial side and captured Kyoto. Following that another samurai named Nitta Yoshiada raised an army of disaffected soldiers in the East and descended on the seat of government Kamakura (the defence had been weakened as many were besieging Kusunoki). Following heavy fighting Kamakura was captured and the Hojo regent committed suicide.

In the precessed lunar retrurn there is exalted Day Lord Saturn in the 10th square Mercury ruling the 10th, which could be the government turning on itself. Saturn is trine to ascendant ruler Jupiter and the Sun ruling the 9th (the Emperor as the religious figurehead). The Emperor was not made absolute ruler overnight but depended on his samurai supporters, however he failed to reward many of them properly.


Ashikaga Shogunate, 1336
Ashikaga Takauji was of Minamoto descendent and had therefore a claim to the title of Shogun. He became dissatisfied with Go-Daigo and hostilites erupted with the imperialist Kusunoki and Nitta Yoshiada in 1336. Takauji was driven into Kyushu, however there he gained the support of all the major clans and was able to invade Honshu. He defeated the imperialists at the battle of Minatogawa and established the Ashikaga Shogunate, based in Kyoto. (However the successors of Go-Daigo and the Kusunoki clan maintained a rival "Southern Court" for 56 years).

In this solar return, Saturn ruling the 5th is probably the emperor (who had had time to consolidate his power, and was still the most powerful Emperor for centuries while not the entire government). Day Lord Mercury ruling 12th and 9th is square to Saturn. Mercury's influence could possibly be seen, in that Takauji received a commission from the rival of Go-Daigo ex-Emperor Kogon to suppress the rebel Nitta Yoshiada. So his cause avoided any direct reference to the Emperor. Hour Lord Jupiter ruling the 3rd house is square to the Sun, which could symbolize the anti-royalist stance of Kyushu (that island was to some extent apart from the rest of Japan and might be represented by the 3rd house of siblings).


In the lunar return for the battle of Minatogawa, Hour Lord Saturn in the 3rd ruling the 6th is quincunx 5th ruler Jupiter in detriment in the 10th. Ascendant ruler Sun is also opposite Neptune in the 5th.


Onin War, 1467
During the Ashikaga the lords of the country established mansions in the capital of Kyoto close to the Shogunate (partly to enable supervision by the Shogun). In 1467 the two most powerful clans were the Yamana and Hosokawa clans. The Yamana leader Mochitoyo was called the "Red Monk" because he had entered the priesthood and because he became red in color during his rages. The leader of the Hosokawa, Katsumoto, was his son-in-law but his opposite in character and a bitter rival. They had competed for power, and a shogunal succession dispute in 1467 made open conflict possible without getting the stigma of rebel. Kyoto was ravaged as the forces clashed in house-to-house fighting for nine years. The Shogunal authority collapsed, while the fighting spread to the countryside between allies of the main contenders. Then it developed into a free-for-all general power struggle called "the age of the country at war" (Sengoku Jidai).

In the precessed solar return Hour Lord Mercury ruling the ascendant is conjunct Day Lord Sun in the 8th house. Mercury is the hierarchical ruler of Japan's soul sign Scorpio. It expresses the 4th ray of harmony through conflict, and it could be the Onin War initiated a general conflict phase for the country (which led to a general harmony phase under the next shogunal dynasty).


Sword Hunt, 1588
While the period of anarchy had many memorable battles, they involved primarily the various clans and not the country of Japan as a group. In 1588 Toyotomi Hideyoshi had established himself as de facto ruler, with only the Hojo and Date clans in the Far East not recognizing him. Since he was not of Minamoto descent, he could not become Shogun and gained the title of Kampaku or Regent from the emperor. During the period of anarchy peasants had organized themselves into religiously motivated armies called ikko-ikki or "single-minded league" who had participated in the fighting of the samurai lords or daimyo. To prevent this for the future, Hideyoshi resolved to collect all the weapons of the peasants with the pretext of constructing a big statue of Buddha. In effect this meant a distinction between the samurai and other classes, which was reinforced by a Separation Edict in 1591 forbidding peasants to leave their fields or samurai to become peasants (Hideyoshi was himself of peasant background).

In the precessed solar return, Day Lord Venus ruling the 4th house of the masses, is squared by ascendant ruler Moon in the 5th and by Hour Lord Saturn ruling the 8th (nobility). It's also opposed by Jupiter ruling the 6th (trine to Pluto in 10th).


Invasion of Korea, 1592
With the Hojo having submitted in 1590, Toyotomi Hideyoshi decided to realize a long-standing ambition of conquering China. Hideyoshi had for a number of years unsuccessfully tried to persuade Korea to grant him free passage. However Korea was a Chinese client state which emulated many of the institutions of Ming China and refused. In 1592 32 daimyo were called to supply samurai for an invasion of Korea, giving a force of 158,700 samurai with 100,000 in reserve. During the first year they advanced to the Chinese border, Koreans were not able to put up significant resistance against the battle hardened samurai but conducted an intense guerrilla warfare which disrupted supply lines. But more significant was the actions of Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin, who defeated the Japanese navy and disrupted transport lines to Japan.

In the solar return Hour Lord Jupiter ruling the 6th in the 6th, is trine to Pluto in the 10th and quincunx 7th ruler Saturn in detriment (also trine to Neptune in the 1st house). The 6th house seems to indicate the samurai invasion (peasants were not allowed to carry weapons even on this expedition, instead took care of transportation).


Admiral Yi's victory at Hansando effectively ended the planned invasion of China as it cut off Korea from Japan. He used turtle ships (a kind of ancient iron clad) equipped with cannons against the Japanese who favored boarding tactics. (The Koreans had also gained experience fighting Japanese pirates during the preceding centuries.)  In the precessed lunar return Saturn ruling the ascendant is in detriment in the 6th house, quincunx by Jupiter which is trine to Neptune and Pluto. Jupiter rules the 3rd house of neighbours (Korea) and the 12th house (Admiral Yi used a ruse tactic drawing the Japanese out to the open sea).



In 1593 Ming China resolved to send an army of 43,000 to help Korea at the request of the Korean government (the real intentions of Hideyoshi were also known). It succeeded in capturing Pyongyang from the Japanese garrison. However the Japanese concentrated their northern forces into an army of 40,000 at Seoul, which beat back the Chinese-Korean army. However a failed assault of a Korean fort caused such heavy causalties that Seoul was also evacuated (the effective strength of the Japanese forces was down to 53,000 men, from fighting, frost, beri-beri fever, cholera).

In the solar return Mon in the 1st house is opposed by Uranus in the 7th. Uranus also trines Hour Lord Mars in the 3rd house ruling the 3rd (Korea was in a role of sibling or colony to Japan through the military occuaption).


Second Korea Invasion, 1597
The Japanese had entrenched themselves in Southern Korea while negotiating peace with Ming China. Hideyoshi's demands included a Ming princess for the Emperor of Japan and the incorporation of southern Korea into Japan. However the Ming's only intent was to recognize Hideyoshi as the Chinese vassal King of Japan  (which was insulting to Hideyoshi and the Japanese). In the renewed war of 1597 Hideyoshi's aim was to partition Korea and incorporate the southern half. It was helped by the removal of Admiral Yi from office due to Court politics. The main feature was a butal subjugation of Cholla province, parents were slaughtered, fields burned and children enslaved.

In the precessed solar return Hour Lord Venus ruling the ascendant is in the 3rd trine to Pluto in the 7th. The war had not ended, it was only a renewed outbreak of hostilities. In the Cholla campaign massacre of civilians was regarded as routine military operation accourding to a Japanese eyewitness (who likens the conditions of the campaign to Hell on Earth). As food began to be scarce the Japanese peasants were driven away and abandonded (and killed for the slightest mistake). Day Lord Mars ruling 7th trine to Jupiter ruling 3rd could be the Ming's renewed commitment to Korea (in 1598 there were 100,000 Chinese in Korea, together with the Koreans outnumbering the Japanese for the first time).


Hideyoshi had ordered half of the invasion force to withdraw the remainder of 64,700 men was to be fortified in a number of coastal forts called wajo (the offensive was called off because Admiral Yi had been recalled and threatened routes to Japan again). In 1598 the  fort of Sach'on was assaulted by a Ming army of 36,700. The Shimazu clan of Kyushu was defending, and when a siege engine blew up they counterattacked from the castle. The fighting continued until a Japanese relief force arrived, and 30,000 Chinese were eventually killed. In the precessed lunar return, Venus ruling the ascendant is quincunx to Hour Lord Moon in the 7th. Venus is sextile by exalted 6th ruler Jupiter, and sextile to 12th ruler Mercury (the counterattack was unexpected and the Shimazu also adopted the stratagem of firing into the civilians at the Chinese rear which caused confusion in the Chinese army). Overall however the Chinese troops were more equal to the Japanese than the Koreans, and they also had recent experience from fighting Mongol rebels in Ningxia (but they lacked matchlock guns which the Japanese had). The war weakened Ming China and Korea, and contributed to their conquest by the Manchus 1644 and 1637.


Rise of Tokugawa, Oct 21, 1600
With the death of Toytomi Hideyoshi the Japanese pulled out of Korea. He had instituted a complex system of regents for his infant successor (in order to balance the regents against each other). The most powerful was Tokugawa Ieyasu, and when it became clear he had ambitions of his own Japan was divided into two opposing camps for Tokugawa or the other regents. Although it has been portrayed as a West versus East conflict, Tokugawa had allies on Kyushu while the regents included Uesugi in northern Honshu. The armies faced off at Sekigahara, Tokugawa's 74,000 against 80,000 for the regents.

In the precessed solar return, exalted Day Lord Saturn ruling the 8th is oppsoite Uranus, which trines Hour Lord Venus in the 5th. In my interpreation Saturn could symbolize Ieyasu (who has Sun in Aquarius squared by then-dispositor Saturn). Personally he was also a good administrator and stabilizer, ambitious but patient. Venus in 5th could be the regents or Hideyoshi's heir.


Defeat of Hideyori, 1614-15
After Sekigahara Ieyasu was proclaimed Shogun (since he was of Minamoto descent) and set about consolidating his power by rewarding allies and punishing enemies. One tactic was to keep the families of the daimyos as virtual hostages at his headquarters in Edo. Hideyoshi's heir Hideyori survived, since there was no pretext for getting rid of him (Sekigahara was formally against one of the regents). In 1614 Ieyasu determined to move against Hideyori, who was based in Osaka Castle. The losers under Tokugawa such as leaderless samurai or ronin joined Hideyori, but all the daimyo supported Tokugawa.

In the precessed solar return, Saturn ruling the ascendant is quincunx to Jupiter ruling the 12th house. Hour Lord Venus ruling the 10th of government is exalted and sextile by Day Lord Mars. Mars rukes the 11th house, perhaps here the political opposition which fell in line.


The Osaka siege failed, but through trickery Ieyasu managed to weaken the defences. The fighting was renewed in 1615 when 120,000 men joined Hideyori (including substantial Christian contingents) against possibly 250,000 Tokugawa loyalists. At the battle of Tenno-ji (the last battle involving samurai armies) outside Osaka Castle the Hideyori forces were defeated and Osaka Castle razed. In the lunar return for the battle Day Lord Mercury is square to Hour Lord Mars in the 12th. Although I don't know when Hideyori was born a conflict seems to be indicated. Moon ruling the 12th seems to be an influence, and there were numerous suspicions of treachery on the Tokugawa side (Ieyasu at one such time contemplated suicide).


Shimabara Revolt, Dec 17 1637
Tokugawa Ieyasu had forbidden Christian preaching in 1612, due to the provocative behaviour of the missionaries (he was also aware of the Sapnish policy of religion as a tool of colonization, through an English adviser). Hideyori on the other hand had been advised by Jesuits, one of the reasons for conflict.In 1637 a peasant revolt broke out in Shimabara, although the revolters later took the cuse of Christianity the primary and original cause was the tax burden. But it was significant as influencing Japanese foreign policy.

In the precessed lunar return, Day Lord Saturn ruling the 4th house of the masses is square to Hour Lord Jupiter ruling the 2nd hhouse.


Closed Country, 1641
In 1641 the Shogunate decided to close off all foreigners from Japan, with the exception of Dutch merchants who were allowed limited trading on the artificial island of Deshima outside Nagasaki (But all crucifixes or Bibles were forbidden.)

In the precessed solar return, Saturn ruling the ascendant is conjucnt Venus ruling the 10th house, square to Day and Hour Lord Moon ruling the 7th and conjunct Pluto (colonial policy). One expression of the 3rd ray of Saturn is separation. The policy caused financial hardships which undermined the Shogunate.


Black Ships, 1853
Commodore Perry was authorized by President Fillmore to discuss a number of proposals with the Japanese government. Unlike previous foreign negotiations which had been rebuffed in one way or another, he was to accept no insults or slights and only talk to authorized represenatives of the government (preferably as close to the capital Edo as possible). He had as his disposal eight modern warships, and four particiapted in the first visit.

Hour Lord Venus is in the 7th quincunx to Moon in the 2nd ruling 2nd (economic policy). Day Lord Mars is in the 8th conjunct the Sun, ruling the 11th and also opposite the Moon. The Bakufu or Shogunal government took the unprecendented step of a public sounding of opinions among the daimyo, it was seen by some as an admission of weakness. Mars ruling the 11th house of the political opposition is also opposite the Moon, there were some like Ii Naosuke and Tokugawa Nariaki who argued for an aggressive policy of obtaining western technology and then resisting the foreign powers. But even the most conservative admitted that continuing a policy of seclusion had risks and some temporary arrangement was advisable (the Moon is not well aspected).


Black Ships II, 1854
Perry returned with all eight ships of his squadron in 1854, as he had threatened to do. The Bakufu reached an agreement in the second visit which  for proper treatment of shipwrecked sailors and ports of refuge where ships could obtain coal and supplies, the last demand of opening of trade was not agreed on.

In the solar return the 2nd house is no longer involved with respect to the foreign influence, there is only an opposition from exalted Venus conjunct Neptune in the 7th to Mars in the 1st. The absence of the 2nd house could explain Perry this year was less inclined to press for trade (but the treaty was unacceptable to commercial interests at home).


Trade Treaty, 1858
The new senior minister of the Bakufu, Hotta Masayoshi, had decided that Japan needed to become strong through trade. He negotiated with the American ambassador Townsend Harris for expanded trade without government interference. However he encountered considerable opposition among the daimyo, and took the (again unprecendented) step of turning to the Imperial Court at Kyoto for support believeing it would be a matter of routine (threats and bribery). At the Court some believed the Shogunate was weakening and the treaty was opposed by Emperor Komei (the Court was empowered by a Shogunal succession struggle inside the Bakufu, some members worked through the Court for their aims). This challenge was taken serioulsy by the Bakufu, which appointed Ii Naosuke as Regent or Tairo providing more forceful leadership. He forced through the treaty and suppressed dissent. The following year the Court was made to fall in line.

In the solar return Merucry ruling the 1st and 10th houses, is sextile to Neptune in the 7th house but quincunx by Day Lord Moon in the 9th (the Emperor as a religious dignitary).


Assassination of Naosuke, Mar 24 1860
Naosuke had in effect become a dictator, whose objective was to preserve the Shogunate. He purged the Bakufu of those who had negotiated the treaties and stopped reform, while still accepting the responsibility for signing the treaties. In this way he became the enemy of both reformers and conservatives, as well as those who opposed the Shogunate in general on behalf of the daimyo or the Court (one particularly aggravating part of the treaties provided that foreigners living in Japan were not subject to Japanese laws, which was seen as infringing sovereignity). In 1860 Naosuke was assassinated in his carriage by a group of samurai.

In the precessed lunar return, Day and Hour Lord Sun is in the 5th square to 5th ruler Uranus in the 8th. Although Naosuke was powerful, he was not the whole government instead mostly the executive (he had been on his way to meet the Shogun). The Sun rules the 11th house of the political opposition (it is possible the samurai followed a rival isolationist Bakufu member, Tokugawa Nariaki of Mito).


Bombardment of Kagoshima, Aug 15 1863
The country was slipping towards anarchy after the murder of Naosuke, with the Bakufu losing control. The daimyos of Satsuma on Kyushu and Chochu in western Honshu were the leaders of the opposition to the Bakufu. They had succeeded in reforming their economies and modernizing their military to a greater extent than in the Tokugawa controlled domains, however as their clans were on the wrong side at the battle of Sekigahara they had been excluded from official government since (as Tokugawa Ieyasu assumed his successors would be imbeciles, he had set up a rigid system of government which was adhered to). As leaders of the opposition they were also leaders of the anti-foreigner movement. Shimazu samurai from Satsuma samurai had killed an Englishman when he refused to give way to their procession according to feudal custom, and an English squadron came to demand reparations in 1863. When it was refused it bombarded Kagoshima the capital of Satsuma.

In the lunar return Hour Lord Venus ruling the 7th house is quincunx to Moon in the 6th house. Kagoshima was not defenceless and the British squadron suffered damage, but the action impressed the Satsuma so much that they ordered ships and training from the British.


Open Revolt, Jan 3 1868
The nationalist minded middle-ranking samurai had learned that sporadic isolated actions were getting nowhere (they had attempted to seize Kyoto unsuccessfully). By 1868 they instead worked through the major daimyo opposed to the Tokugawa, and accomplished that the traditional rivalry between Chochu and Satsuma was overcome. These domains also had modern armies with western equipment, which were able to repel a Bakufu invasion. In 1868 Satsuma and their allies seized control of the imperial palace and declared they were fighting fo the emperor and that the Shogun was stripped of land and offices (at the time however it was seen only as another palace coup by one noble faction against another, not any imperial restoration).

In the precessed lunar return, Venus ruling the 11th and 6th houses is in the 1st house, trine to the Moon on the 5th cusp, which is quincunx to Mercury ruling the 10th house. Moon is also sextile by ascendant ruler Jupiter in the 3rd. Day and Hour Lord Sun ruling the 9th house is quincunx to Uranus in the 7th (the Court was the center for the anti-foreigner sentiment, many of the nationalist samurai had established themselves there).


End of Shogunate, 1868
The situation for the Satsuma alliance was not easy, most daimyos were neutral and there was the possibility of disagreements (Ieyasu had also ensured that the Tokugawa and their allies controlled the majority of the country income, although as mentioned uneven economic reform had balanced it. But the Bakufu forces still had a strength of three to one). As Satsuma and Chochu were generally suspicious to the other daimyo and did not have the authority to rule in the traditional way even inside their own domains, they instead of choosing a new Shogun as the contemporaries expected turned to the Imperial Court for governance in order to maintain broad alliance.
It was not certain what the Bakufu would do in response to the coup (the new Shogun Hitotsubashi Keiki had been the candidate of the reform party in the earlier succession dispute). But he agreed to give up his office and reduce his lands, although his supporters the lords of Aizu and Kuwana on their own iniative attacked the imperialists but were defeated by their inferior force. Most of the other Bakufu lords yielded without a fight and the Shogun forbade resistance, however Aizu had to be besieged by the imperialists.

In the solar return  Sun in the 10th (Bakufu) conjunct Mercury ruling the 6th (army), is quincunx by Uranus ruling the 11th of the poltical opposition  in the 3rd (Day Lord Sun could be veiling Uranus). Uranus is sextile by Pluto and trine to Hour Lord Jupiter ruling the 9th (Emperor) in the 11th. (Jupiter-Venus also squares Saturn ruling the 10th in the 8th.) The government appears to be generally defenceless against Uranus (the quincunx is a one-directional aspect), although Pluto's square to the Moon also in the 10th could indicate the isolated resistance.


Satsuma Rebellion, 1877
The men who eventually took over the government were the nationalistic middle-ranking samurai who had first manipulated the daimyo into action. They came almost exclusively from the provinces of Satsuma, Choshu, Tosa and Hizen, and this "Meiji oligarchy" dominated the Japanese government for the next forty years. One member was Saigo Takamori, however he became increasingly disaffected as samurai privileges were abolished and the daimyo domains turned into imperial provinces. Samurai pensions were also cut by the government, creating many discontended samurai who were unable to find employment or start a business (the wearing of swords was also outlawed). In the 1871 Saigo and others resigned from the government over a dispute about a war with Korea (as that country refused to open up as China and Japan had done, some thought a war could also increase the power of Japan while others like Saigo advocated it as an outlet for the samurai and the nationalists). After his resignation he had become the virtual ruler of Satsuma and de facto autonomous. In 1877 there were a number of samurai risings and the government tried to transport munitions from Kagoshima but the Saigo supporters pre-empted it and Saigo was forced to led a march on the capital. However the government raised a conscript army with modern weapons which defeated the samurai.

In the prec. solar return Uranus is in the 1st house square Pluto in the 10th, trine to Day Lord Jupiter ruling the 8th and 5th. However Pluto is quincunx to Jupiter. Ascendant ruler Sun is in the 6th trine to Hour Lord Moon in the 10th (the nation asa whole resisted the samurai and supplied the government with an army). After this the radical of the ex-samurai went underground and resortede to assassinations of officials.


Constitution, Feb 11 1889
The government came to believe that one useful channel for dissent could be the establishment of limited popular representation. Ito Hirobumi had been responsible for creating a constituion since 1881 and travelled to Europe in order to study the institutions. However from the start he knew what he wanted and spent most of his time in Berlin and Vienna. The Upper House of the Diet included nobility, imperial family and persons appointed by the Emperor. The lower house was elected by 1% of the population (as voting rights was regulated by income). The ministers of the cabinet only answered to the Emperor, who could alone declare war and make treaties as well as adjourn the Diet. Some expenditures were outside the jurisdiction of the Diet, however it was able to decide on new taxes (but if it failed to pass a budget the adminstration could use the budget of the previous year).
Nevertheless the constitution enabled the political opposition to put pressure on the government by rejecting budgets (the Diet was dominated by opposition men),

The adoption of the constituion was a low key affair conducted at a private ceremony in the Palace (only persons who agreed with Ito had took part in the secret discussions since 1881). In the lunar return Day Lord Mercury ruling the ascendant is sextile to Hour Lord Moon in the 11th house of legislative assembly (and sextile by Jupiter ruling 10th).


War with China, 1894
The government education policies stressed loyalty to the Emperor and patriotism as a means of accomplishing national unity. Newspapers were also censored in order to entrench the official views. However the nationalism also took the expression of colonial ambitions towards Korea. Ever since the Black Ships some writers had argued for Japanese expansion in order to strengthen the country. Japan's policy towards Korea after 1873 was to win over Court factions in competition with China (Korea was still regarded as the vassal of China). In 1894 revolts broke out in Korea and the government asked for Chinese assistance. However this was seen as a breach of an earlier agreement in Japan, which also sent forces. Japan imposed as condition for withdrawal a number of reforms which would in effect have removed the Chinese influence in Korea, which China rejected. The modernized Japanese army and navy easily defeated the Chinese and invaded Manchuria. Japan gained Taiwan in the peace (and stronger influence over Korea).

For the solar return there is Mars in the 1st house, opposite Neptune-Pluto in the 7th (which are trine to the third house).


War with Russia, 1904-5
Russia had with the support of France and Germany pressed the Japanese to back down from claiming the Liaotung peninsula in Manchuria from China. This was viewed as a national insult in Japan. When Russia itself expanded into Manchuria following the boxer revolution in China, Japan entered into alliance with Great Britain (which also saw Russia in Manchuria as a threat) and pressured the Russians to leave the province. The Russians had also begun to intrigue in the Korean Court, reducing Japanese influence. When the Russians delayed in response to the Japanese requests while reinforcing their positions, the Japanese government decided for war (it was more moderate than public opinion, and tried first to negotiate).

Int he solar return Neptune the esoteric ruler of the ascendant is in the 12th house, trine to Hour Lord Mars ruling the 10th and quincunx to Sun in Aquarius in the 7th. The Sun could represent Russia, as Aquarius is the soul sign. Neptune in the 12th suggest the way the war began, with a surprise nightly torpedo attack on the Russian naval base on Liaotung without a declaration of war.


The Japanese had superior numbers through the war, as the Russians had only recently constructed the trans-Siberian railway and did not expect war (it was also only one-way and had a break at Lake Baikal). The Japanese navy of ironclads was also faster and more modern than the Russian (which was split between Europe and Asia). The battles which were on something like equal terms were the siege of the heavily fortified Russian base Port Arthur on Liaotung, and the battle of Liaoyang where one of the more able Russian commanders had entrenched (with 132,2000 men and 400 cannon against 220,000 Japanese with 600 cannons). In the lunar return for Liaoyang Mercury is Day and Hour Lord, exalted in the 6th and trine to Jupiter ruling the ascendant.  The Japanese staged many brave assaults on the fortifications in this battle, which the trine could represent (although the Russian army withdrew because of a failed Japanese encirclement attempt).


Invasion of Manchuria, 1932
After the war with Russia Japan annexed Korea and gained influence in Southern Manchuria. During WW1 the German colonies in Asia were taken. Regarding the direction of expansion there were different schools of thought. Some though that an alliance with China and Korea should be established while Europe was occupied, to resist more colonialism. Others favored establishing a Japanese Empire to defend the area alone. Still others thought a policy of economic domination of China would make Japan strong enough. Due to differences of opinion the Japanese policy was shifting. However when the end of WW1 brought the League of Nations and other changes the external threat became less urgent (Japan was also treated as one of the Powers in the Versailles negotiations).
Internally the old Meiji oligarchy was dying away. The political opposition to it was based on region instead of ideology, and focused on gaining power over any principle. The politics became characterized by backroom dealmaking instead of public or Diet debate. The politicians also had close connections to big business, and were generally regarded as corrupt which undermined their authority. Another change was Communist ideas began to spread in the labor force, and the conditions led to the formation of right wing societies aiming at a second restoration. In the army there was discontent as the politicians had begun compromising military strength in favor of their business backers. China was becoming unified and nationalistic under Kuomintang and Japan was regarded as just another colonial power. After the general world recession in 1929 there were some attempts at military coups, when they failed the Kwantung army instead invaded Manchuria by own iniative in 1932. (Like in Germany some of the right-wing ideas were inspired by Communism, like Japan representing the exploited worker nations against the rich nations.)

In the precessed solar return Mercury is Day and Hour Lord, ruling 1st and 10th. It's square by Uranus ruling the 6th (which trines Jupiter in the 12th). Pluto is the esoteric ruler of the 7th, in hard aspect to both (the government came around to accepting the army policy although unconstituional and also to some extent unpopular).


War with China, 1937
In China Kuomintang leader Chinag-Kai-Shek was about to crush communist resistance, when he was kidnapped by one of his own generals. Chiang-Kai-Shek was forced to agree to an alliance with the Communists against the encroaching Japanese. When the Japanese military learns of this they provoke an incident at the Marco Polo bridge near Peking and the war is renewed. In Japan the government has tried to appease the military, which has only led to increased military influence (with the power to approve or reject cabinets).

Day Lord Mars is opposite Uranus ruling the 3rd house of neighbours in the solar return (Taurus is the sign of China). Mars is 12th ruler in 12th.  That there was not a commitment to full sclae war in Japan can be seen from that the cabinet wanted a local settlement of the issue (and also some of the High Command because of the threat from the Soviet Union). But the field army acted indepndently, and the fighting spread and developed into a war.


Appointment of Tojo, Oct 18 1941
The final capitulation of the civilians to army control came in 1941, when General Tojo Hideki was appointed prime minister. The preceding government had tried to negotiate easing of American sanctions in reponse to the invasion of China. He was more uncompromising and as negotiations failed war was decided on. The appointment also led to military dictatorship (Tojo is mentioned by Bailey as taken in posession by the Forces of Evil or "Black Lodge" duirng the war for their own aims, along with Hitler, Goebbels, Ribbentropp, Himmler).

Merucry ruling the ascendant and the 10th house is square by Pluto implying a change of government caused by Pluto.


Attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec 7 1941
The eclipse for this event can be seen in the USA chart. In the Japan chart, Mars was trine to Neptune in the 1st in the precessed transits, and Jupiter was in the 7th house opposite Neptune.


In the lunar return Mercury ruling ascendant and 4th is in the 6th house opposite Uranus and Saturn (Uranus could here be the USA, and Saturn capitalism. One army ideologue described the operations in China as the first step before a final battle with the leading capitalist Power the USA).
Day Lord Sun is also in the 6th trine to Pluto and Mars, and Hour Lord Jupiter ruling the 7th is in detriment in the 1st house which could explain the success of the attack. (However it was not exactly planned to be a total surprise, but the statement about breaking off diplomatic relations was delayed by bureaucracy until after the attack.)


War with the Soviet Union and Surrender, Aug 8 + Aug 15 1945
Japan tried to establish an Asian "Co-Prosperity Sphere" and eliminate western culture. The internal and external propaganda aquired a racial character not much unlike Germany's (POWs were also mistreated), however as resistance was met with executions and torture the scheme did not obtain any wholehearted support (Malaysia and Indonesia were also under military control).
Japanese forces had skirmished with Soviets in some heavy engagements involving armour in the 30s but had been bested, so they were wary of joining Hitler against the Soviet Union (as Japan was also bogged down in China) and managed to avoid such commitments although the Nazis tried to push them into it (however the military leadership did have plans for incorporating Siberia as well as India and Australia in later wars). In 1944 Tojo was removed as premier after the allies captured Saipan, and a cabinet 1945 tried to accomplish peace with the Soviet Union as mediator. However the allies at the Potsdam conference issued a demand for unconditional surrender and the Soviet Union invaded Manchuria and occupied Northern Korea (as well as Sakhalin and the Kuril islands).
The propaganda was directed towards a last stand on the Japanese homeland, however the nuclear bombs changed the general opinion towards surrender. The military resisted, but the emperor caused the acceptance of the preservation of the status of the emperor as the only condition.

In the lunar return ascendant ruler Jupiter is also in detriment squared by Venus in 7th. Day Lord Mars is in the 6th ruling the 12th house and square to exalted Mercury ruling 10th and 7th. This could be a last-ditch conspiracy by army officers to destroy the emperor's recording of the surrender by breaking into the palace (it was not found). The War Minister and others committed suicide outside the palace.


Hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight, Mar 31 1970
Japanese politics in the postwar era resembled that of the 20s, as the country was most of the time a one-party state with the Liberal Democratic Party in charge. There were again close ties between the government and big business interests, this time with bureaucrats in the middle. Factionalism and power politics within the ruling party to some extent replaced ideologically inspired public discussion.
The opposition to the Liberal Democrats (created by merger between the Liberals and Democrats) consisted mainly of the Socialists and Communists. As the opposition Socialists came to believe that they could never gain power other methods of pressure like obstructing Diet procedures and strikes and demonstrations were used. The more radical elements resorted to terrorism, an offshoot of the Comminusts called the Japanese Red Army was active in the 70s mostly abroad, but the first act was domestic in 1970.

In the precessed lunar return for the hijacking Day Lord Mars ruling the 12th of clandestine terrorist operations is opposite to ascendant ruler Jupiter (Mars is in detriment, which might explain that the passengers were realeased and it was flown to North Korea).


Resignation of Tanaka, Nov 6 1974
 There was also a close relationship between money and politics in the LDP system, as when Prime Minister and former businessman Tanaka Kakuei was forced to resign because of public corruption allegations exceeding even Japanese standards.

In the lunar return Moon ruling the ascendant is opposed by a cluster of planets in the 4th house when his government resigned (before the Diet commission created by his LDP rivals began calling witnesses).


Aum Shinrikyo attack, Mar 20 1995
The cult releases sarin gas into the Tokyo subway system killing dozens and injuring thousands.

The Sun rulinh the 12th house is Day Lord in the 6th, square to Hour Lord Jupiter in the 3rd (transportation). Jupiter rules the 4th house of masses (4th + 3rd could be underground transportation).