On April 9, 1870, 29-year-old Edmund Morel (1840-1871) arrived in Yokohama, Japan. In just over 18 months, he’d be dead, but not before laying the groundwork for the Japanese railroad industry. Thanks ...
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Obverse Image: A sunburst surrounded by a wreath and superimposed over the Yata no Kagami sacred mirror, a part of the Imperial Regalia of Japan; two crossing poles, which each hold up a Japanese war ...