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4h 32min, jul 8, 1853 y - Japan opening up to the West.

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- Commodore Matthew Perry + 4 ships into Tokyo Bay harbour.
- Re-establish regular trade + discourse
- He wasn't the 1st westerner.

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4h 32min, jul 8, 1853 y
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~ 172 years ago