2023/8/4 Situations where it is risky to give full access to an AI are Just as Japan, which had adopted an isolationist policy, felt the risk of missionary activities by foreigners, The solution is to build Dejima.
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Can you explain the concept of Dejima?
… The term refers to an area that is geographically separate and independent from the mainland … In a historical context, Dejima most famously refers to an artificial island in Nagasaki, Japan. It was used primarily as a meeting place for Dutch and Chinese traders during the period when Japan adopted a policy of isolation (mid-17th to mid-19th centuries). For a long time, Dejima was the only point of contact between Japan and the Western world.
For what purpose was Dejima in Nagasaki built?
Dejima in Nagasaki was built in the early 17th century when Japan adopted a policy of national isolation. Its main purpose was to control foreign trade and exchange, and in particular to suppress Christianity’s missionary activities.
The first to use Dejima were the Portuguese, who were expelled from Japan in 1639 because of their aggressive proselytizing of Christianity. Thereafter, Dejima was used as a trading post for Dutch merchants, who promised to refrain from proselytizing Christianity and concentrate on commercial transactions. Thus, Dejima became an important location for enabling trade and information exchange while strictly controlling contact with the West.
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