Japanese Historian Describes First Contact With Europeans // 16th cent. "Teppo-ki"

[The Lawspeaker]

This is the American perspective as it was partially related by Commodore Perry of the initial days of his 'opening' of Japan in 1853. Extract taken from Robert Tomes, The Americans in Japan: An Abridgement of the Government Narrative of the U.S. Expedition (New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1857)

[Linebacker]

So to save everyone the time watching the video - The Portuguese taught the Japanese how to make muskets and then they went home and shot the shit of out themselves.