cry havoc

Thanks for this, and for the comment below as well. The "eight corners of the world" concept is so foreign to me as an American, I think it gives me another valuable insight into Japanese culture. (I don't think the American "let's make the world into a giant democracy" has the same kind of politico-religious punch that the eight-corners concept has.)

My history stinks, pretty much. Thanks for fleshing out my sketchy grip on the facts!