Treaty

Treaty of Shimoda

7 Feb 1855 · 34.68° N, 138.95° E

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When
7 Feb 1855
Kind
Treaty
Coordinates
34.68° N, 138.95° E
Description
treaty between the Russian Empire, and the Empire of Japan (Tokugawa shogunate)

Treaty of Shimoda

1855 treaty between Russia and Japan

The Treaty of Shimoda , formally the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Russia , was the first treaty between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan, signed on February 7, 1855. Signed shortly after the Convention of Kanagawa between Japan and the United States, it effectively meant the end of Japan's 220-year-old policy of national seclusion (sakoku) by opening the ports of Nagasaki, Shimoda and…

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