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Black Ship Festival marks 171st anniversary of Commodore Perry’s landing in Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry landed here 171 years ago. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) Navy JROTC members parade through Shimoda, Japan, during the 85th annual Black Ship Festival, May 18, 2024.
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Navy leaders attend memorial service, help mark Commodore Perry’s landing in Japan - Stars and Stripes
Mayor Shoichiro Matsuki speaks at a monument honoring Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Shimoda, Japan, May 19, 2023. The ceremony was part of the city's 84th annual Black Ship festival.
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The Black Ships Shock: A Historic Encounter that Changed Japan
Year Date Movements of Commodore Perry and US Ships; 1852: March 24: Perry appointed commander of East India Squadron. 1853: July 8: Perry’s fleet arrives in Uraga, by Tokyo Bay.
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow - Smithsonian Magazine
In August 1945, John K. Bremyer undertook a 124-hour, 9,000-mile journey to Tokyo Bay, where he delivered the flag flown by Commodore Matthew Perry in 1853 to Admiral William Halsey's USS "Missouri" ...