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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.
Francisco Zeimoto was a Portuguese trader and mariner of the 16th century, renowned for his significant role in early European contact with Japan.Born in Portugal, Zeimoto embarked on daring sea voyages in pursuit of lucrative trade opportunities in the flourishing Asian markets.
The Christian Century in Japan: 1549–1650. Berkeley, Calif., and Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02702-2. LCCN 51011017. OCLC 318190. GGKEY:BPN6N93KBJ7. Boxer, C. R. (1963). The Great Ship from Amacon: Annals of Macao and the Old Japan Trade. Lisbon: Centro de Estudos Históricos Ultramarinos. Elisonas, Jurgis (1991).
The List of Japanese ambassadors to Portugal started when Kasama Akio presented his credentials to the Portuguese government in 1932. Japan and Portugal established diplomatic relations in 1860, but Japanese ministers to France and Spain concurrently served as minister to Portugal. The Japanese legation was opened in Lisbon in 1932.
Portuguese carrack depicted in a Japanese screen. Early in 18 October 1565, the lord of Hirado Matsura Takanobu attacked two Portuguese ships anchored at Fukuda, with a flottilla of eight to ten large junks, up to sixty smaller boats and several hundred samurai, when most Portuguese were ashore.
Guia da Exposição Os portugueses e o Oriente, Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Exhibition Guide: The Portuguese and the East, National Library of Portugal (in Portuguese) Ricklefs, M.C. (1993). A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300, 2nd Edition. London: MacMillan. p. 25. ISBN 0-333-57689-6; Milton, Giles (1999). Nathaniel's Nutmeg.
As the Gulf Stream meanders across the North Atlantic from the North American east coast to Western Europe its temperature drops by 20 °C (36 °F). Image 94 Agulhas Bank (from Atlantic Ocean ) Image 95 Model of a Fijian drua , an example of an Austronesian vessel with a double-canoe ( catamaran ) hull and a crab claw sail (from Pacific Ocean )
In 1297, King Dinis of Portugal took personal interest in the development of exports and organized the export of surplus production to European countries. On May 10, 1293, he instituted a maritime insurance fund for Portuguese traders living in the County of Flanders, which were to pay certain sums according to tonnage, accrued to them when necessary.