First Japanese to visit Africa

[Emir of Zayla]

From Opening Speech by Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan at the Special Conference on Somalia he talks about the century old relations between Somalia and Japan.

“In 1587, Ito Mancio and other members of the Tensho embassy in Europe, who were the first Japanese people to visit Europe, also became the first Japanese people to visit Mogadishu, Somalia, during a trip from Rome. I can only feel that, after more than 420 years since Japan and Somalia’s first encounter, it is historical destiny for Japan to be able to contribute to the reconstruction of Somalia by holding this Conference.”

https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/page3e_000040.html

 

[Internet Nomad]

A real one was lost Somali-Japanese relations haven’t recovered since.

 

[Periplus]

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A real one was lost Somali-Japanese relations haven’t recovered since.

I love the Shinzo Abe memes laakin that guy had insane PR for someone who was a known genocide denier.

 

[Internet Nomad]

Somalis were having conflicts with the Portuguese just a couple decades earlier.

what are the chances they would accept a Italian/Japanese envoy?

Was ajuuran specifically anti-Portuguese or anti-european?

 

[Periplus]

Somalis were having conflicts with the Portuguese just a couple decades earlier.
View attachment 335851what are the chances they would accept a Italian/Japanese envoy?

Was ajuuran specifically anti-Portuguese or anti-european?

The Portuguese were there to conquer and convert us. Plus they were teaming up with the opps.

We showed Vasco Da Gama’s son wassup and they kept it moving.

 

[Internet Nomad]

The Portuguese were there to conquer and convert us. Plus they were teaming up with the opps.

We showed Vasco Da Gama’s son wassup and they kept it moving.

Then it shows more of a nuanced attitude towards europeans than the simplistic attitude of anti christian/white man you would think.

 

[Internet Nomad]

You think when that Japanese representative was walking around Mogadishu he was wondering what does “indo yaar” mean?

 

[Three Moons]

The Portuguese were there to conquer and convert us. Plus they were teaming up with the opps.

We showed Vasco Da Gama’s son wassup and they kept it moving.

10 years before the death of Cristavao, his other son Estavao Da Gama, the future Governor of India, bought a ship at Mogadishu, no doubt to check out the city’s defences.

 

[El Nino]

Always knew our love for anime had historical reasons.

Arigato gozai mas sensei

Did the ambassadors write down their experience? Would be very interesting.