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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
Commodore Matthew Perry may not have enjoyed the ... with a foreign power for the first time in centuries. When Perry ...
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Perry descendant travels to Tokyo isle with kin’s pocket watch
“I feel a strong connection with Japan with the pocket watch of Commodore Perry that transcends the long passage of time since Perry's visit,” Matthew said, adding he intends to further ...
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Replica of Perry’s flag connects his descendant with kin of recipient
Matthew, who has visited Japan many times as a director for the ... that I received words of thanks from a descendant of Commodore Perry.” Takashi said that he’s looking forward to Matthew ...
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Why a Japanese Shogun Brutally Executed 55 Catholics on This Day in 1622, Driving the Country's Christians Underground
It was only in the mid-19th century, after American Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its ports to foreign powers, that the country’s hidden Christian communities started to resurface.