https://www.alojapan.com/1298317/racing-the-uk-ekiden-through-160-years-of-ties/ Racing the UK Ekiden Through 160 Years of Ties #AngloSatsumaWar #britain #ekiden #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #HakoneEkiden #history #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake #RitsumeikanUniversity #Satsuma #sports #UkEkiden One of Japan’s best-loved sporting disciplines is making strides overseas. Britain will host the second UK Ekiden race along the banks of the River Thames on June 20. The event has grown…

"John Bull" representations in India and Egypt remind me of the #AngloSatsumaWar ( #BombardmentOfKagoshima ) getting started when #Samurai chopped down a (probable) John Bull on his way back from Shanghai after 10 years in the "China Trade", Opium Dealing probably.
> ...Richardson had acted in a similar manner towards Chinese people while horseback riding in China.. the British envoy to China, remembered Richardson as an "arrogant adventurer"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Kagoshima
#NamaMugiIncident