0 ▁Japanese ▁Christians ▁Tak ay ama ▁U kon ▁left ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁from ▁Nag as aki . ▁He ▁arrived ▁at ▁Man ila ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁and ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁warm ly ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Jes uits ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁Filip inos ▁there . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Philippines ▁offered ▁its ▁assistance ▁in ▁over throw ing ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁by ▁invasion ▁to ▁protect ▁Japanese ▁C athol ics . ▁Just o ▁decl ined ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁and ▁died ▁of ▁ill ness ▁just ▁ 4 0 ▁days ▁afterwards . ▁These ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁imm igr ants ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁today ' s ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁Japanese ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁More ▁re bell ions ▁such ▁as ▁one ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁T ondo ▁consp i racy ▁had ▁Japanese ▁mer ch ants ▁and ▁Christians ▁involved , ▁but ▁the ▁consp i racy ▁was ▁dis band ed . ▁Toy ot omi ▁H ide y oshi ▁threatened ▁the ▁Spanish ▁to ▁leave ▁or ▁face ▁full ▁scale ▁Japanese ▁invasion , ▁however ▁this ▁was ▁near ▁his ▁decl ine ▁and ▁death . ▁The ▁Tok ug awa ▁Sh og un ate ▁rose ▁in ▁power ▁right ▁after . ▁▁ ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 7 th ▁century , ▁Japan ▁established ▁an ▁isol ation ist ▁( sak oku ) ▁policy , ▁and ▁contacts ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁nations ▁were ▁sever ed ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁and