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sakoku

Japanese word for 'closed country', refers to any country closed to foreigners and foreign influence. Was the name of the policy enacted by the Tokugawa Shogunate.
North Korea is one example of a sakoku country that still exists.
by The Real Driller October 11, 2021
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