commodore matthew calbraith perry led the mission to open up trade in japan.
commodore matthew calbraith perry led the mission to open up trade in japan.
who led the mission to open up trade in japan?
commodore matthew calbraith perry
the perry expedition was a diplomatic and military expedition to bakumatsu period japan, involving two separate trips by warships of the united states navy, which took place during 1853–54. the goals of this expedition included exploration, surveying, and the establishment of diplomatic relations and negotiation of trade agreements with various nations of the region; opening contact with the government of japan was considered a top priority of the expedition, and was one of the key reasons for its inception. the expedition was commanded by commodore matthew calbraith perry, under orders from american president millard fillmore. perry’s primary goal was to force an end to japan’s 220-year-old policy of isolation and to open japanese ports to american trade, through the use of gunboat diplomacy if necessary. the perry expedition led directly to the establishment of diplomatic relations between japan and the western "great powers", and eventually to the collapse of the ruling tokugawa shogunate and the meiji restoration. following the expedition, japan's burgeoning trade routes with the world led to the cultural trend of japonism, in which aspects of japanese culture influenced art in europe and america.
perry expedition
pakistan also played a leading role in japan's postwar economic revival in the 1950s by exporting cotton and jute to japan as textiles was the only industry allowed to revive under the occupation. scap-japan sent its first trade mission to pakistan in may 1948, headed by r. eaton. two months later, japan signed a trade agreement with pakistan in july 1948, which was also the first trade agreement signed by japan with any country after the war. much of pakistan’s export was on deferred payment as japan was short of foreign exchange. in exchange for cotton and jute, pakistan imported textile machinery from japan. therefore, a mutually beneficial trade relationship emerged between them. furthermore, a japanese trading liaison agency was established in karachi in 1948, which was also a diplomatic source for japan after the war. pakistan sent its first trade mission to japan under mirza abul isphahani in september 1948 to review the japanese textile industry for pakistan’s benefit. another scap-japan trade mission, headed by e.b. blatcheley, visited pakistan in february 1949 and two more trade missions led by b.w. adams and a.b. snell respectively visited pakistan to negotiate cotton and jute for japanese industry. these visits paved the way for many other trade delegations to pakistan to enhance trade and to promote other economic activities between the two countries.
japan–pakistan relations