Commodore Perry, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and the “Non-Opening” of Japan

ペリー提督・日米和親条約・日本の不開国 Thursday, April 11, 7:00 PM With speaker Glenn Scoggins On March 31, 1854, the Treaty of Kanagawa was signed by Commodore Matthew C. Perry and officials of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the obscure village of Yokohama. Looking back after 170 years, what led up to this agreement, what did it accomplish, and did Perry … Continue reading Commodore Perry, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and the “Non-Opening” of Japan