Question

What role did "John Manjiro" play in Japan's growing knowledge of Western societies, particularly the United States?

Answer 1

Manjiro was actually a Japanese citizen who was shipwrecked and rescued by Americans. He then lived in the US in Connecticutt

Answer 2

He was exposed to American culture, and he eventually made it back to Japan, where was questioned extensively about his Western experiences

Answer 3

He helped to shed light on the actual behaviors and character of Americans, helping to dispel the myths of the "Southern Barbarians" as many westerners were commonly referred to

Answer 4

so in 1851, he explained how Americans were "upright and generous" and had formidable advanced technology like steamboats and telegraphs

Answer 5

here he is!

Answer 6

thanks