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Nagasaki , city (1990 pop. 444,599), capital of Nagasaki prefecture, W Kyushu, Japan, on Nagasaki Bay. It is one of Japan's leading ports. Shipbuilding is the chief industry; steelworks, collieries, fisheries, and electrical machinery plants are also important. Nagasaki's port, the first to receive Western trade, was known to Portuguese and Spanish traders before it was opened to the Dutch in 1567. After the Portuguese and Spanish merchants were forced to leave Japan in 1637, the Dutch traders were restricted (1641-1858) to De-shima, an island in the harbor. Nagasaki was gradually reopened to... Read more
Nagasaki, bombing of
A Dictionary of World History Nagasaki, bombing of The second target for an atomic bomb attack, three days after the Americans bombed HIROSHIMA . A city and port in south-west Japan, on the west coast of the island of Kyushu ... were killed and tremendous destruction caused. On the following day Japan surrendered and the ceasefire began on 15 August, ... Read more
Nagasaki
World Encyclopedia Nagasaki Seaport and prefecture on w Kyushu island, sw Japan. In the 16th century, Nagasaki was the first Japanese port to receive Western ships and became a centre of Christian influence. During Japan's isolation ... Read more

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