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Sailors have a special place in English history, and many are remembered as national (1). If you visit London you will probably see a large square in Central London (2) Trafalgar Square. Here stands a large (3) of Lord Nelson, an English sailor who was killed in a battle with the French navy at Trafalgar. (4) he was killed in this battle, the British navy proved stronger than the French, and so (5) sure that the great French army of Napoleon Bonaparte could not invade England. So (6) today the statue of Nelson, one of England's greatest sailors, stands at the heart of London's most famous and popular square.

It is not (7) that the first Englishman to visit Japan was also a sailor. His name was Will Adams, and he was the pilot (navigator) of a Dutch trading ship which was (8) on the coast of Japan in the year 1598. Adams in fact remained in Japan for the (9) of his life, and became a successful business man. He was employed (10) the Shogun Ieyasu as an adviser on shipbuilding and foreign affairs, and was known by the title "Anjin-san". He was buried in Hemi, (11) his tomb can still be seen today. There is also a (12) to Will Adams in his home town of Gillingham, in England.