Nakahama Manjirō, a 14-year old fisherman arrives to the United States on May 7 1843 by way of a whaling ship. and is considered the U.S first Japanese immigrant, He was called by some, the "U.S.'s first ambassador to Japan", as he went on to become influential in ending Japan’s centuries of isolation. More
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