To Shuya: Thank you for your comment! I'm sorry for late to answer. I know what you mean. I also wondered how Japanese communicate with foreign people at that time. the key was Dutch. It was interesting, but actually, I don't know how Japanese learned Dutch at Edo period so much. But it is obvious that there were many Dutch learners in Japan, so-called Rangakusya in Japanese. They mastered with nou only Ducth and also medical science. I'm sorry I can't come up your expectation....
Today, I cried to hear the words of Michael's doughter at the memorial service.I think people all over the world might cry, too. it was so sad.
