[muawiyah]

Since the Imperial Family are actually of Korean origin, the origins of the Samurai class are inconsequental.

On the other hand, there were numerous intermarriages over the years, and it's difficult to separate the Emperor and his folks from the Samurai and their folks.

The Ya-Yoi, or Chinese origin people, belong to neither group.

[blam]

Anthropologist Marvin Harris says that the Japanese practice of 'white-face' has origins in emulating of the ancient noblemen.