Anchor: They had fought with mass armies of infantry rather than relying on the old cavalry elite.
Entailed: They fought with armies of mass infantry instead of relying on old cavalry.
Contradiction: They fought with old forms of cavalry elites and without infantry.
Contradiction: Edo remained a small village.
Contradiction: As concluded, Civil Liberties, once mostly lost, are not easy to regain. 
Contradiction: Reporters know that neighbors know little about killers' details, and hence don't bother asking them.
Contradiction: The Japanese aren't as risky and look more to the future than the Americans do.