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    The Portuguese in Asia

    FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF INFLUENCE

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    Japanese words of Portuguese origin
    Spencer Low
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Japanese words of Portuguese origin

    Although the Japanese were more deeply familiar with the Dutch language (Western knowledge was called 蘭学 rangaku or "Dutch studies"), the...
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    The Portuguese in Japan
    Spencer Low
    • Oct 17, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Portuguese in Japan

    Arriving from southern China, the Portuguese were called "Southern Barbarians" (南蛮) by the Japanese. These barbarians brought lucrative...
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