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| has gloss | eng: Japanese friendship dolls or Japanese ambassador dolls and the American blue-eyed dolls were programs of goodwill between Japan and the United States. American Sidney Gulick, a missionary in Japan, initiated an exchange of dolls between children as a way to ease cultural tensions in 1920s. Japanese Viscount Eiichi Shibusawa responded by initiating a program to send 58 dolls to American museums and libraries. |
| lexicalization | eng: Japanese friendship dolls |
| instance of | (noun) a small replica of a person; used as a toy doll, dolly |
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| has gloss | jpn: 青い目の人形(あおいめのにんぎょう、)は、昭和初期から第二次世界大戦前にかけて、米国から日本に贈られた人形のこと。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: 青い目の人形 |
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| media:img | Eiichi Shibusawa and dolls.jpg |
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