Fusan

Fusan or PUSAN, a port of Corea, on the SE. shore of the peninsula, came from the 16th century onwards more and more under Japanese influence. In 1876 it was formally opened to Japanese trade, and soon after to all nations. At the outbreak of the war between Japan and China (1894-95) the bulk of the population (6000) were Japanese, who still (though Russian influence begins to tell) have the trade in their hands. The imports (chiefly Manchester goods, salt, and Japanese wares) have an annual value of over 1,000,000 dollars; the exports (rice, beans, hides, &c.), of 1,300,000 dollars.