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Japan's Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi is a descendant of the swaggering but practical men of Choshu. Less than a century ago his clansmen enthusiastically followed the Emperor's orders by opening fire on all foreign ships passing through Shimonoseki Strait, the narrow western entrance to the lovely Inland Sea. Retaliation came from a combined British, French, Dutch and U.S. fleet, which blew the Choshu batteries skyhigh, put ashore a landing party to seize the forts, and collected an indemnity of $3,000,000.-Impressed, the Choshu leaders fraternized with the Western officers, begged technical advice and sought...
...pleasant city above the Inland Sea, on Nov. 23, 1896. From childhood he had drummed into him the glories of the Sato family, the Choshu clan and the warrior class. Aristocratic Moyo Sato constantly reminded her son that their ancestors had been charged by the Emperor with guarding Shimonoseki Strait, the gateway to the Inland Sea. Her uncle was a major general who founded the Japanese cavalry; her brothers and sisters married into top families, including the Matsuokas and Yo-shidas. "Never forget you are a samurai," she said. "Never take second place...
...leave a deep impression on his grandson-recounting his adventures and opening up a world of great events, as man & boy sat hour after hour fishing in Lake Ontario. In 1895, grandfather Foster helped negotiate the end of the Sino-Japanese War, with the Treaty of Shimonoseki...
...broad daylight, the fleet steamed through the Shimonoseki Straits and cut into the Japan Sea, quite obviously bound for Korea. By sunset of the first day out, the festivities were on the wane. Rear Admiral James H. Doyle ordered blackout conditions set on all ships. Below decks...
...Japs assassinated seven Cabinet members. Japanese history is full of civil war, revolt, secret conspiracy, and disrespect for the Emperor. When Perry opened Japan the government's word was not enough to make Japan safe for foreigners. Disorders ended only after western ships bombarded Shimonoseki...