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  2. List of Westerners who visited Japan before 1868 - Wikipedia

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    Alessandro Valignano (1579, Italy) was an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary who helped supervise the introduction of Catholicism to the Far East, and especially to Japan. He first visited Japan in 1579. William Adams (1600, England) – The first Englishman to reach Japan. Among the first Westerners to become a samurai, under Shōgun ...

  3. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Ministry of Defense reported that this was the first time ballistic missiles launched by China landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone and lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing. [307] Five Chinese missiles landed in Japan's EEZ off Hateruma which is near Taiwan. [306]

  4. William Adams (samurai) - Wikipedia

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    William Adams (Japanese: ウィリアム・アダムス, Hepburn: Uiriamu Adamusu, historical kana orthography: ウヰリアム・アダムス; 24 September 1564 – 16 May 1620), better known in Japan as Miura Anjin (三浦按針, 'the pilot of Miura'), was an English navigator who, in 1600, became the first Englishman to reach Japan.

  5. Nakahama Manjirō - Wikipedia

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    Nakahama Manjirō (中濱 万次郎, January 27, 1827 – November 12, 1898), also known as John Manjirō (or John Mung), [1] was a Japanese samurai and translator who was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States and an important translator during the opening of Japan.

  6. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    International English Language Testing System (IELTS / ˈ aɪ. ɛ l t s /) [6] is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP and Cambridge English, [6] and was established in 1989. IELTS is one of the major English-language tests ...

  7. What you need to know for your first time in Japan - AOL

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    Here are some basic tools to prepare for your first trip to Japan on your own. U.S. citizens do not need a visa to enter. However, you must complete an immigration declaration and another for ...

  8. Exploration of the Pacific - Wikipedia

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    The land that he eventually discovered northeast of Japan, has since become a matter of legend and controversy. One hundred years after the Spanish and Portuguese the Dutch Republic began its remarkable expansion. The Dutch reached the East Indies in 1596, the Spice Islands in 1602 and in 1619 founded Batavia.

  9. John Saris - Wikipedia

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    John Saris (c. 1580–1643) was an English sailor and merchant best known for leading the first English trade expedition to Japan, the voyage of the Clove from 1611 to 1614. He served as chief factor of the East India Company missions in Bantam , Indonesia and Hirado , Japan .