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Apparently so, but not in those forms: 'Tycoon' from taikun (http://www.answers.com/tycoon) via Commodore Perry and 'soy' from shōyu (http://www.answers.com/soy) via Dutch (soja/soya). Of course, that doesn't stop them coming back as loan words, particularly for tycoon - it's meaning doesn't...