Japan is finally open! After a long isolation from the world, Japan has set itself open

door to the West. It is because of the mighty power of America led by Commodore Matthew C.

Perry to negotiate the open trade. Perry was successfully makes Japan signed the treaty of Kana-

gawa which allows us to establish a trading partnership on March 31, 1854; however, America

and Japan will continue this negotiation in America and ends it with the Harris Treaty, the final

establishment of foreign concessions. For this reason,

Japanese Embassy sets sail on February 13, 1860 from

Yokohama Bay to the San Francisco.

They have arrived! On the USS Powhatan on

March 29, 1860, the Japan Embassy represents by their

three best ambassadors, Shimmi Buzen-no-Kami

Masoki, Muragaki Awaji-no-Kami Norimasa, and Oguri

Bungo-no-Kami, and also interpreters (Nakahma Man-

jiro and Tateishi Onojirou Noriyuki) to San Francisco

shore, but a few day ago the Kanrin Maru has arrived

first to the shore with seventy-seven samurais. The

crowd roars with excitement as they wait to see their

potential trading partner walks off the USS Powhatan

and they also are there to impress the Japanese. With traditional way of Japanese, Americans are

impressed by their long silky rope and knot top hair style. What amazing are their swords! They

are shiny like a mirror and strong as steel. It is a great experience to see in history

Whereas our potential trading partners, the Congress is honored to provide the embassy

a $50,000 budget to entertain the envoys. While Japanese embassy is on a mission to establish the

Harris Treaty, Americans also given them a great opportunity to tour around America such as San

Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia and also see the great railroad. America

n government is hoping that the Japanese Embassy will see the magnificent of America and bring

words back to Japan that America is a honorable place to be.

Arrival in America in 1860 Hope for Change

By: Soknay Lim

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V OLUME 1 , ISSUE 1

MARCH 30 ,1860 The Changing Times

Bring What change you ...

On the right is Commodore Matthew C. Perry ,who sailed across to Japan on the

USS Powhatan, to negotiate with Japan to open their door

V OLUME 1 , ISSUE 1 P AGE 2

The Japanese has opened their doors

for trade. It was forced upon by Mathew Perry.

Tokagawa made a treaty and ratified naviga-

tion between United States and Japan. The

Japanese made a wise decision. Trading from

Americans would spread industrialism further.

This would benefit the Japanese. But will this

affect them in any other way?

Trading with America will cause indus-

trialization in Japan. They are behind in tech-

nology. So this will help them become more

sufficient. They will make machines to make

goods. Instead of having the goods to be hand-

made. Education will be better because they

will be able to print books instead of hand writ-

ing them. A lot will change in Japan. More

people will work and have small apartments to

live in. They will develop a middle class. Most

importantly they will have guns. The guns will

help them defend their country then their

katana. Sometimes, with positive effects there

will be negative effects. Due to this technologi-

cal advancement the Japanese will lose honor-

able samurais. If the Japanese wanted to de-

fend themselves they would have to get rid of

shogun’s controls.

Even though the Japanese lost the

samurais they are now ten years ahead of

America, the ones who made them modernize.

It was very beneficial towards Japan. They

have gained enough money to become ahead of

America.

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