Akashi clan

The Akashi clan (赤司氏) is one of the longest running noble families in the Federal Kingdom of Teiko. Originally a Teikonian samurai kin group or clan that have ruled Rakuzan for decades, the family has emerged to be a powerful merchant and businessmen during the early Meiji Restoration and after the independence of Teiko from Imperial Japan in 1895.

Currently, Akashi clan is well known for several descendants who have made it big in the political and business sphere of the country which includes former premiers Akashi Ryūichi and Akashi Kouzo, incumbent premier Akashi Seijuro, former sangdaedeungs Akashi Noboyuki and Akashi Ryuunosuke and technology and trade magnate Akashi Masahiro who is listed by Onodera Media to be the second richest person in the country.