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Emperors ruled Japan until the 12th century, when military rulers called shoguns, took control. (The word shogun comes from the Japanese words sho , which means “commander,” and gun , meaning “troops.”) In 1543, when a ship fromPortugal sailed to the port city of Nagasaki, the first Europeans arrived in Japan. The Japanese welcomed the chance

The 1543 arrival of the Portuguese “kurofune,” or “black ships,” signalled the opening of the country to the West. Though that relationship changed over time, this event remains a turning point in Japanese history.

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