noun
Namamugi Incident; Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
Historical term for the 1862 attack on British nationals near Namamugi, which led to the Anglo-Satsuma War.
生麦事件は、幕末の重要な外交事件の一つである。
The Namamugi Incident is one of the important diplomatic incidents of the late Edo period.
Named after the village of Namamugi (生麦) where the incident occurred in 1862.