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“Black ships” in Japanese

Short answer
黒船 kurofune くろふね

Black ships in Japanese is “黒船” (kurofune). Full meaning: black ships; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market), product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market.

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