Timeline of Japan–United States relations
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title:
Timeline of Japan–United States relations
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"one reign, one era name" Japan and the United States have held formal international relations since the mid-19th century. The first encounter between the two countries to be recorded in official documents occurred in 1791 when the Lady Washington became the first American ship to visit Japan in an unsuccessful attempt to sell sea otter pelts. In the 1850s, Japanese ports were opened to American trade for the first time after the Perry Expedition, led by naval officer Commodore Matthew C. Perry,
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Bilateral relations
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Japan%E2%80%93United_States_relations
date created:
2023-09-29T09:10:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T13:33:35Z
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