Rob DahlinJun 29, 20233 minMaritime History3 - Manjiro-Whitfield (Japan-America Maritime History)Early in 1841, a group of five Japanese fishermen headed out to sea from what is today’s Kochi Prefecture on Shikoku to fish with enough...
Rob DahlinJun 4, 20233 minMaritime History2-Early Attempts (Japan-America Maritime History)There were a number of attempts by Americans to open the closed country of Japan (see the first post of this series for a short...
Rob DahlinMay 15, 20232 minMaritime History1-Introduction (Japan-America Maritime History)Explore the history of maritime relations between Japan and America.