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The Opening of Japan

This episode takes a look at the first Europeans to reach the island of Japan in 1543. The two men - António Mota and Francisco Zeimoto - were Portuguese merchants. Their visit would transform Japanese society with the introduction of the arquebus - an early musket. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Henry Hudson - Part 3 - the Northwest Passage

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  Henry Hudson - Part 2 - The Voyage of the Half Moon

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  Henry Hudson - Part 1 - the Northeast Passage

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  René Caillié and the Quest for Timbuktu - Part 3

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  René Caillié and the Quest for Timbuktu - Part 2

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  René Caillié and the Quest for Timbuktu - Part 1

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  Daniel Boone - Part 5 - Missouri and final years

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  Daniel Boone - Part 4 - Frontier Wars

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  Daniel Boone - Part 3 - The American Revolution

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  Daniel Boone - Part 2 - Kentucky

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  Daniel Boone - Part 1 - Early Life

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  Amerigo Vespucci - Part 2

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  Amerigo Vespucci - Part 1

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  Estêvão Cacella and João Cabral and the First Explorations of the Himalaya…

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  Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 7 - the second voyage of the Astrolabe: Retu…

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  Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 6 - the second voyage of the Astrolabe: the …