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Treaty of Kanagawa (1854)

On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “The Treaty of Kanagawa”

31 Mar 1854 — Perry returns with a larger squadron and signs Japan’s first treaty with a Western power. It opens Shimoda and Hakodate to American ships for supplies and allows a consul to reside in Japan, but it contains no clause on trade.

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Map showing Treaty of Kanagawa (1854), turning point in Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
TURNING POINT · REMAKING THE STATE: MEIJI JAPAN 1600–1912 AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA 1964–2000

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