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A Question for the Ages

How did Commodore Matthew Perry convince the Tokugawa bakufu to accept his terms and conditions, and open up Japan?

A persuasive Power Point presentation, according to Hayashi Yuuji.

This is just too good to keep to myself – apologies to non-Japanese readers.

 

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David Fedman

David Fedman is a PhD student in the History Department of Stanford University where he focuses on modern Japanese and Korean history. He lives in San Francisco, California.