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Perry descendant travels to Tokyo isle with kin’s pocket watch
A descendant of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of “Black Ships” fame visited a distant island south of Tokyo carrying a pocket watch that the U.S. naval officer had with him when he dropped ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
The urgent request sought delivery of the flag from Perry’s 1853 Tokyo expedition to the Missouri ... A symbol of Perry had returned to Japan to keep the commodore’s promise of opening the ...
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Pacific Overtures Story
Pacific Overtures tells the history of Japan, from Commodore Perry's expedition to "Nippon" in 1853 to the country's rise as a powerful economic force.Tony Award winner B.D. Wong stars in this ...
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Replica of Perry’s flag connects his descendant with kin of recipient
Matthew Calbraith Perry plans ... The commodore led his fleet of “Black Ships” to Uraga at the entrance to Tokyo Bay in 1853 and played a key role in opening Japan to the West after a national ...