Janet wrote:
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> 500 years ago Portugal had extensive spice trade links with Japan,
> plus Jesuit Catholic missions there. Nagasaki (city) was founded by the
> Portuguese.

Actually Nagasaki was founded by the orginal Japanese.
Then the Portuguese came along ant claimed it.
On August 9 1945, the US reset it back to (ground) zero.
Paybacks and all that.