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As tokensof exchange, copper coins were imported from China, and were known inJapan as Eiraku-sen, Eiraku being the Japanese pronunciation of theChinese era, Yunglo. TheJapanese losses, up to the morning of March 12th, were estimated at41,222. Nothing practical was done, however, and, in1804, a Russian ship arrived at Nagasaki carrying a number ofJapanese castaways and again applying for permission to trade. On his first visit to Yamaguchi, Xavier's meansof access to the understanding of his hearers was confined to therudim

The fruits ofhis victory had hardly been gathered when death overtook him, in1543. In 1887, the Progressist leader, Okuma, rejoined the Cabinet for atime as minister of Foreign Affairs, but after a few mo The year (1623) of the former's accession to the shogunatehad seen the re-issue of anti-Christian decrees and the martyrdo Ten days after their first appearance off Tsushima, the Toi effecteda landing in Chikuzen and marched towards Hakata, plun