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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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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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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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Japan’s most cosmopolitan city? A mini guide to Yokohama, the country’s original gateway to the world
the homes of some of the first foreign traders to settle in Japan and other throwbacks to a colorful – and sometimes turbulent - past. When US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into the bay ...