William Adams was an English navigator who, in 1600, was the first
Englishman to reach Japan. Among the few survivors of the expedition, for
more than a decade the authorities forbid Adams and his second mate Jan
Joosten to leave Japan. They settled there, and the two men became Western
samurai.
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Englishman to reach Japan. Among the few survivors of the expedition, for
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