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How a Small-Statured Scholar Saved Japan’s Martial Arts Legacy!

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The Man Who Saved Japan's Martial Arts Legacy
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In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo harbor (now Tokyo) with four steam-powered warships. The United States was on a mission to open Japan to the outside world, and the arrival of this fleet caused chaos to erupt. It continued until the following year when Perry returned, and a reluctant compromise was reached between East and West.

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