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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.
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 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).
In 1969, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) began to impose restrictions on the common ownership of print and broadcast media in the same market.The combination of the Detroit News and WWJ-AM-FM-TV was given grandfathered protection from the new regulations, but by the mid-to-late 1970s, the Evening News Association was under pressure to break up its Detroit cluster voluntarily.
Thereafter, trade began between Portuguese Malacca, China and Japan, as the Portuguese took advantage of the Chinese trade embargo on Japan to act as middlemen between the two nations. In 1550, King John III of Portugal declared the Japanese trade a "crown monopoly", and henceforth, only ships authorized by Goa were allowed to make the journey.
The Japan Business Society of Detroit, in 2003, had 352 Japan-related businesses as members. It operates the Japan Festival, which has occurred since 1973. [8] In 1987 Miyuki Mascot of West Bloomfield started a Japanese language newspaper in Michigan. The Japan Detroit Press was published monthly from 1985 to 2000.
Maeda spoke from Japan through translator Daichi Sekizaki during a Zoom news conference Thursday night (Friday in Japan) after agreeing this week to a $24 million, two-year contract with Detroit.
The San Francisco Peace Treaty of 1951 officially normalized relations between Japan and the United States, although the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty imposed on Japan at the same time locked Japan into a military alliance with the United States and continues to allow the presence of U.S. military bases on Japanese soil. [253]