The Changing Times

Arrival in America : Hope for Change

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March 1860

Volume 1, Issue 1

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 suc-

cessfully makes Japan signed the treaty of Kanagawa which allows us to estab-

lish 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 Manjiro 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, Ameri-

cans are impressed by their long silky rope and knot top hair style. What amaz-

ing 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 pro-vide the embassy a $50,000 budget to entertain the envoys. While Japanese em-

bassy 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 as an honor to be in America.

Japanese Trading with America

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The Japanese has opened their doors for trade. It was forced upon by Mathew

Perry. Tokagawa made a treaty and ratified navigation 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 industrialization in Japan. They are behind in

technology. So this will help them become more sufficient. They will make machines to

make goods. Instead of having the goods to be handmade. Education will be better be-

cause they will be able to print books instead of hand writing 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 technological advancement the Japanese will lose honorable samu-

rais. If the Japanese wanted to defend themselves they would have to get rid of shogunal

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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POLITICAL CARTOONS OF THE WEEK

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This political cartoon is about the opening of trade between the U.S and Ja-

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This political cartoon explains the wrong of slavery.

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