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'''William Adams''' (''c.'' 1564-1620) was an [[England|English]] navigator. He was born in Gillingham, [[Kent]] and became the first Englishman to visit [[Japan]]. He found favour with the [[Shogun]] Ieyasu and helped establish an English/Dutch trading settlement there.
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James Clavell's novel ''Shogun'' is loosely based upon his life.