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Japan–Portugal relations are the current and historical diplomatic, cultural and trade relations between Japan and Portugal.The history of relations between the two nations goes back to the mid-16th century, when Portuguese sailors first arrived in Japan in 1543, and diplomatic relations officially restarted in the 19th century with the Treaty of Peace, Amity and Commerce.
Portuguese Nagasaki and Ecclesiastical Nagasaki refer to the period during which the city of Nagasaki was under foreign administration, between 1580 and 1587. Formally granted to the Jesuits , a representative of the Portuguese Crown was considered the highest authority in the city when present, as per Portuguese rights of Padroado .
The Portuguese provided three ships between 500 and 600, each with a crew of about 300 men and 17 to 18 cannon. [4] In what was the first naval bombardment on Japan, the Portuguese ships opened fire on the castle of Moji, allowing Otomo forces to establish themselves around it. [4] After expending their ammunition the Portuguese withdrew. [5]
The Portuguese presence in Asia was responsible for what would be the first of many contacts between European countries and the East, starting on May 20, 1498 with the trip led by Vasco da Gama to Calicut, India [1] (in modern-day Kerala state in India).
Nimmo, William F. Stars and Stripes Across the Pacific: The United States, Japan, and Asia/Pacific Region, 1895-1945 (Greenwood, 2001). excerpt; Norman, Henry. The peoples and politics of the Far East: travels and studies in the British, French, Spanish and Portuguese colonies, Siberia, China, Japan, Korea, Siam and Malaya.
Portuguese pirating was second to Japanese pirating by this period. However, they soon began to shield Chinese junks and a cautious trade began. In 1557 the Chinese authorities allowed the Portuguese to settle in Macau, creating a warehouse in the trade of goods between China, Japan, Goa and Europe. [81] [83]
In 1557 the Chinese authorities allowed the Portuguese to settle in Macau through an annual payment, creating a warehouse in the triangular trade between China, Japan and Europe. In 1570 the Portuguese bought a Japanese port where they founded the city of Nagasaki, [43] thus creating a trading center that for many years was the port from Japan ...
The chief VOC trading post officer in Japan was called the Opperhoofd by the Dutch, or Kapitan (from Portuguese capitão) by the Japanese. This descriptive title did not change when the VOC went bankrupt and trade with Japan was continued by the Dutch Indies government at Batavia.