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2024-05-13 16:17:19 UTC - HELPFUL
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Christopher Columbus did not sail across the Atlantic to Japan in 1492. He sailed across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. Japan is in the Pacific Ocean and was first visited by a European ship in 1543. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Westerners_who_visited_Japan_before_1868#:~:text=Two%20Portuguese%20traders%2C%20Ant%C3%B3nio%20da,to%20set%20foot%20in%20Japan.
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