On 4/2/2019 at 12:13 PM, Schmoozies said:

Except isn't it technically outside of the Empire which is why they can get away with it.

Nope- it says the foreigners camp outside of the Empire, but the whole reason they have to leave the city at night is because it's in the Empire.

3 minutes ago, Shiba Gunichi said:

Nope- it says the foreigners camp outside of the Empire, but the whole reason they have to leave the city at night is because it's in the Empire.

Actually, I believe that the border literally runs through the city, but they do still camp outside:

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The city straddled the border of Rokugan, a border marked by li after li of cairns. The Unicorn Clan permitted gaijin to make their encampments outside the city walls, on the far side of the border, and to enter the city during the day to trade. But as the sun set, the great gongs sounded, and the gates closed. Any foreigner caught in the city after nightfall would be put to death, in accordance with the Emperor’s law.

(emphsis mine)