William Adams has been formally identified as the first English person to set foot in Japan An Englishman who became shipwrecked in Japan in 1600 and later rose the ranks to become a Samurai: the tale of William Adams' life sounds like the plot of an adventure story. Now, the remains of Adams - the first English person to set foot in Japan - can be formally identified today, the 400th anniversary
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