A descendant of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of “Black Ships” fame visited a distant island south of Tokyo carrying a pocket watch that the U.S. naval officer had with him when he dropped ...
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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 TowCommodore Matthew Perry may not have enjoyed the same level of prestige as his older brother Oliver Hazard Perry, who ...
Kondo said, “I’m really happy that I received words of thanks from a descendant of Commodore Perry.” Takashi said that he’s looking forward to Matthew’s visit to Chichijima. In an ...
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Japan’s most cosmopolitan city? A mini guide to Yokohama, the country’s original gateway to the worldWhen US Navy Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into the bay just south of Yokohama in 1853, tasked with convincing the shogun to end his policy of national isolation, this was a fishing village of ...
SAEGERTOWN — The Saegertown boys wrestling team defeated Commodore Perry 39-26 on Wednesday night and moved to 5-0 in Region 2 action. The Panthers got pins from Aaron Shartle (215), Milan ...
according to an article by foodie journalist Richard Auffrey — although U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry might have had a few vats with him on his first return voyage in 1853. In a time of both ...
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