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Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)
1858 trade agreement between the U.S. and Tokugawa Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the treaty of 1858 with Japan. For 1856 treaty with Siam, see Townsend Harris § Harris Treaty of 1856 with Siam.
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States (日米修好通商条約, Nichibei Shūkō Tsūshō Jōyaku), also called the Harris Treaty was a treaty signed between the United States and Tokugawa Shogunate, which opened the ports of Kanagawa and four other Japanese cities to trade and granted extraterritoriality to foreigners, among a number of trading stipulations. It was signed on the deck of the USS Powhatan in Edo (now Tokyo) Bay on July 29, 1858.
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