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Townsend Harris

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Noun1.Townsend Harris - United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)


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Townsend Harris, the first American Consul to Japan in 1856, overcomes opposition from the Japanese authorities and is eventually permitted into Tokyo, where he falls in love with a geisha who teaches him how to adapt to her country's customs and protects him from harm.
A fourth top academic school is Townsend Harris, located on the Queens College campus.
He graduated from Townsend Harris High School and then City College of New York.
 
 
 
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