Fernão Mendes Pinto was one of the earliest, if not the earliest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernão_Mendes_Pinto
The Dutch first then Japan
Japan is not in the European Union.
Japan is not a member of the European Union.
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It had little affect of the actions of Japan or the European powers.
It had little affect of the actions of Japan or the European powers.
first European explorer to see Pacific Ocean. Saw it from a peak in Panama
Both Japan and China resisted European colonization to limit imports from American and European markets.
the first prince of japan admired china's cultures, so he sent his nobles there to examine their culture, their way of life, their buildings, etc etc etc. the nobles were to bring what they saw & experienced back to japan, where the prince would make japan similar. the first prince of japan admired china's cultures, so he sent his nobles there to examine their culture, their way of life, their buildings, etc etc etc. the nobles were to bring what they saw & experienced back to japan, where the prince would make japan similar.
Most likely it would have been China, not a European nation. The Portuguese first arrived in Japan in the year 1543.
Russia, in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905