Answer:
The first 3 Europeans to reach Japan were Fernao Mendes Pinto, Antonio Mota and Francisco Zeimoto, three Portuguese merchants who arrived there with firearms, introducing these in Japan. These Portuguese merchants and explorers arrived in 1543 on Tanegashima, an island located in the south of the archipelago. After their arrival, the commercial exchange between Portugal and Japan began to take place, as well as a remarkable cultural exchange between both nations.
