1843. his name was nakahama manjirō. he was shipwrecked on an island in the pacific ocean and rescued by an american sea captain. there’s a lot of nuance in this story if you dig deep: nakahama was praised for his sailing expertise but endured racism in america, later traveling back to japan., buzzfeed, media, news, one of the first japanese immigrants arrived in the u.s. on may 7, social media, trends