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The '''Treaty of Kanagawa''' was signed in 1854 and allowed the [[United States]] to use two ports and open an embassy in [[Japan]]; it opened a system of trade between the two nations and included a [[most favored nation]] clause. The arrival of the powerful American fleet under Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] forced Japan to act. Japan now began signing similar treaties with other powers, and thus began the process of opening up of Japan to outside influences after centuries of closure.
 
The '''Treaty of Kanagawa''' was signed in 1854 and allowed the [[United States]] to use two ports and open an embassy in [[Japan]]; it opened a system of trade between the two nations and included a [[most favored nation]] clause. The arrival of the powerful American fleet under Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] forced Japan to act. Japan now began signing similar treaties with other powers, and thus began the process of opening up of Japan to outside influences after centuries of closure.
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==Further reading==
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* LaFeber, Walter. ''The clash: U.S.-Japanese relations throughout history‎'' (1988) [https://books.google.com/books?id=-vTLF9KIzYoC&dq=%22Treaty+of+Kanagawa+%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1990&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=3 excerpt and text search]
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* Pletcher, David M. ''The diplomacy of involvement: American economic expansion across the Pacific'' (2001) [https://books.google.com/books?id=Pn8SDywYRssC&dq=%22Treaty+of+Kanagawa+%22&lr=&as_drrb_is=b&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is=1990&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is=&num=30&as_brr=3 excerpt and text search]
      
==Text of Treaty==
 
==Text of Treaty==
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