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Japanese American history is the history of Japanese Americans or the history of ethnic Japanese in the United States. People from Japan began immigrating to the U.S. in significant numbers following the political, cultural, and social changes stemming from the 1868 Meiji Restoration.
This is a list of Japanese inventions and discoveries.The Japanese have made contributions across a number of scientific, technological and art domains. In particular, the country has played a crucial role in the digital revolution since the 20th century, with many modern revolutionary and widespread technologies in fields such as electronics and robotics introduced by Japanese inventors and ...
1791: The Lady Washington becomes the first American ship to visit Japan. [2] John Kendrick, an American trader, stops both the Lady Washington and the Grace (captained by William Douglas) at Kii Ōshima in Kushimoto, Wakayama, in an unsuccessful attempt to sell sea otter pelts. The encounter becomes the first between Japan and the United ...
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President Roosevelt signed the 'Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act'. This act was the first step in preparing America for war against Germany, Japan, or both. 1940: The first military draft during peacetime in American history takes place. 1940: Roosevelt is elected as President of the United States for a third term with 54 percent of the popular ...
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A boom in export to the United States and China helped Japan pull itself out of the Lost Decade of the 1990s, although Japanese consumers are still afraid to spend. Per-capita consumer spending ...
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