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**__//William Adams: From England to Japan//__**
William Adams was a ship's pilot who set sail for the Far East in 1598. When his ship anchored off Japan, only 24 out of his 110 crew members survived. When Adams steped on land in 1600, he was the first Englishman to arrive in Japan. William and his crew were arrested as pirates and then put in prison. It didn't take long for Adams to become Tokugawa Ieyasu's personal advisior. Ieyasu chose William because he was impressed with his knowledge. Thats when Ieyasu commissioned Adams to help build Japan's first Western Style Ship. The shogun even wrote a letter to the king of England, inviting the English to visit Japan and start up communication/ trade between the two countries. Though, the English denied the shogun's offer. Adams was granted the status of a samurai with the Japanese name of Miura Anjin. He then married a Japanese women and had two children; a son and a daughter. After 13 years spent in Japan, Adams was then given permission to leave, but he decided that he had such a strong bond with Japan so he chose to stay. However, he was only able to stay untill his death which happened in 1620 at the age of 56.

**__//Nakahama Manjiro: From Japan to America//__**
More than 200 years after William Adams became the first englishman to set foot on Japan, a Japanese man named Nakahama Manjiro became the first citizen of Japan to set foot in the United States. Fourteen year old Manjiro and four other fishers were caught in a strong storm that lead them far out to sea. Later on, they shipwrecked (crashed) on a deserted volcanic island. In 1841, they were then saved by a passing whaling ship and were taken to Hawaii. In Hawaii, the four other fishers found work, while Manjiro accompanied the ship's captin to live in Massachusetts. He was then given the name John Mung and was registered in school. In 1849, Manjiro went to California to search for gold and had some success in making his money. He decided it was time for him to go back in Japan, even with the consequences it might result in. When manjiro arrived in Japan, he was imprisoned. After the countless trials, he was not executed, because he was too important to the shogun.In 1853, when the American Commodore Perry arrived in Japan, the shogun sent for Manjiro. He provided background information for the Japanese but he was not allowed to translate for them, except for letters. He was not given permission to translate because the Japanese officials feared he would be too sympathetic to the Americans. Like William Adams, Manjiro helped the Japanese. Even though he was a peasant, he still was able to instruct them. He was then awarded the rank of samurai. In 1860, when the Japanese went to the United States to send an embassy, Manjiro went along as a navigator and an interpreter.

In conclusion, William Adams and Nakahama Manjiro were somehow alike. Adams was the first englishman to set foot in Japan and Majiro was the first japanese man to set foot in the United States. Themselves and their crews were both imprisoned but then became an important person of the country. Victor's page