Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Capt. Hitoshi Shimizu, student at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC), and Rear Adm. P. Gardner Howe III, president, NWC, shake hands following wreath laying ceremonies as part of the 32nd Annual Black Ships Festival in Newport, R.I. Presented by the Japan-America Society of Rhode Island, the festival is an educational and entertaining cultural exchange that honors Commodore Matthew C. Perry and the establishment of friendly trade relations between the United States and Japan. Perry, a Newport-native, negotiated the treaty and brought the two countries together as trading partners for the first time in history.
| Date Taken: | 07.17.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2015 08:52 |
| Photo ID: | 2089202 |
| VIRIN: | 150717-N-CS971-223 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1395 |
| Size: | 2.28 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT, RI, US |
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