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The Maria Luz Incident and the "Emancipation Trials": Discrimination Issues at Yokohama Port in the Early Meiji Period

July 9, 1872 (Meiji 5) is the date of the Maria Luz incident. The incident is not well known, and from the sound of the word, it may seem like a trouble that occurred overseas, but in fact Japan was one of the parties involved. It could be said that it was an event unique to the early Meiji period, caught between Qing (China) and Peru, and involving the issue of slavery. What on earth happened? Let's take a look at it step by step. Slaves are ba…
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July 9, 1872 (Meiji 5) is the date of the Maria Luz incident. The incident is not well known, and from the sound of the word, it may seem like a trouble that occurred overseas, but in fact Japan was one of the parties involved. It could be said that it was an event unique to the early Meiji period, caught between Qing (China) and Peru, and involving the issue of slavery. What on earth happened? Let's take a look at it step by step. Slaves are ba…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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