Manjiro NAKAHAMA, also known as John Mung, who was wrecked on the deserted island of Torishima (now Hachijo Sub-prefecture, belonging to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of General Affairs) with his friends when he was fishing off the coast of Kochi, were rescued by an American who had been whaling in the waters close to Japan--this serves as an actual example of American whaling.
実際にアメリカが、日本近海で捕鯨を目的とした操業を行っていた例として、ジョン・マンこと中濱万次郎は、高知沖で、遭難し無人島の鳥島(八丈支庁)に仲間といたところ、アメリカの捕鯨船に救助された。