"Japanese George Washington-The Bare Handed Tiger Slayer" Topic

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Tango01

03 Apr 2019 9:53 p.m. PST

"Many Japanese were fascinated with the Americans and American culture after Commodore Perry's fleet opened trade with Japan in the 1850s.

However, Japanese scholars knew very little about America since Japan had been in self-imposed isolation from the world for 200 years, with the only major exception being limited trade with the Dutch.

Therefore, a ripe opportunity emerged for Japanese authors to invent exciting, and at times absurd, portrayals of the newcomers based on this limited knowledge…."
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