Mathew Perry went to the coasts of Japan to trick the Japanese, pretending that he was "negotiating". Japan did not desire to trade with any other nation/country as they were in isolation. Commodore Perry wasn't negotiating as much as bulling Japan. He brought a naval force to Japan that did not use sails. He did this to impress the Japanese, and it worked. The Japanese had never seen anything like them.
During the Meiji Rostoration, japan began to "westernize" itself. They did this by centrilizing their government. Japan set out an expedition to "gather wisdom from all over the world". They set out an ambitious program military, social, political, and economic reforms that transformed Japan into a modern nation - state and major world power.
Japan is an Archipelago. This means that Japan is made up of a chain of islands.
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