Well, there WAS the time that missionaries started arriving in Japan and telling the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and started going "So, tell us more about this crucifixion thing.", studied the death of Jesus, took laborious notes, and..... proceeded to spend the next several years crucifying their enemies.
No, I don't remember the specific details, but it's fun to tell the story this way.
Well, there WAS the time that missionaries started arriving in Japan and telling the story of the death and resurrection of Jesus, and started going "So, tell us more about this crucifixion thing.", studied the death of Jesus, took laborious notes, and..... proceeded to spend the next several years crucifying their enemies.
No, I don't remember the specific details, but it's fun to tell the story this way.
Add that to the lists of: "mistakes made during first contact"