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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProbablySomeBoomer on 2023-07-21 20:54:11.

Original Title: TIL that in 1963, the song “Ue o Muite Aruko” became the first Japanese-language song to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was written to express frustration at American military bases being allowed to remain in Japan.