In 1887 , the sailing route for steamships between Yokohama and Vancouver was opened , with vessels in the ocean service of the Canadian Pacific Railway making regular voyages . One of these Canadian ships , the RMS '' Empress of Australia '' and her captain , Samuel Robinson , RNR gained international acclaim because of rescue efforts undertaken after the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Canada–Japan relations