Japan's isolation in modern times didn't really begin until Iemitsu Tokugawa's rule in the first half of the 1600s, when he outlawed Christianity, abolished foreign influence, and restricted Western trade with Japan to a Dutch trading company's outpost on a small island of Nagasaki harbor. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, which lasted until the late 1800s, nothing in Japan changed much: it remained a feudal system with its own unique culture. Then, in 1853, the U.S.'s Admiral Perry barged into Japan with his formidable battle ships and nicely told the Japanese that if they didn't open their country up to other countries, they would have the lovely experience of a U.S. attack (with those scary ships). Japan was also forced into Unequal Treaties. At this point, Japan's rulers decided that this situation could not last, and by the turn of the century, they had racked up a modern army and navy, completely revolutionized their economy, and gotten up to date on the latest technologies like railroads and steam engines (think The Last Samurai).
Japan was isolated from the West for roughly 250 years.
Sakoku, Japan's policy of isolation from the West, began in 1633. Laws were passed prohibiting foreigners from entering the country and banning Japanese citizens from leaving. Trade was restricted to a few ports, notably Dejima in the Nagasaki region, and religious artifacts, such as Bibles, were strictly prohibited.
In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry and his Black Ships demanded the opening of trade with Japan. Japan feared it would be overpowered and agreed, though Japanese citizens couldn't leave the country until 1868.
Before this, Japan's first contact with the West was in 1542, when Portuguese ships blew off course from China and arrived in Japan, spawning several decades of trade. Before that, there was almost no awareness of European culture in Japan.
Because it was isolated from the rest of the world on an island for so long (over 200 years).
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th in 1941 and World War 2 officially started for the United States. Japan had been fighting long before that though. Japan had been after the South Pacific and China for a long time before that. Many say they started the war in 1937.
Simplistically, the beginning of westernization. Until the time of Perry's visit, western tools & implements were little more than quriousities for the rich. They had slow-match rifles, but were merely toys for the rich. A Dutch ship was permitted to go to Japan only once every decade and trade. That is why so little of early Japan was known to the outside world for so long.
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Because it was isolated from the rest of the world on an island for so long (over 200 years).
China was isolated from much of the world for around 500 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period known as the "Century of Humiliation." This isolation ended in the mid-19th century with increased Western influence and the Opium Wars.
Since Japan is an island nation, a volcanic island to be more precise, it remained a long time isolated from the rest of the world, allowing it to develop its unique culture and shape and its own way of perceiving the world. This situation, however, secluded the country from many new ideas and technological advancements which were taking place at the same time in many other parts for the world.
it is in western Australia
A long time. Because Japan is on the other side of the world. And at time ships/boats can get off course.
VERY friendly. The wartime tensions are long gone. Japan is a strong and VERY important ally of the US and other western nations.
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Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7th in 1941 and World War 2 officially started for the United States. Japan had been fighting long before that though. Japan had been after the South Pacific and China for a long time before that. Many say they started the war in 1937.
Simplistically, the beginning of westernization. Until the time of Perry's visit, western tools & implements were little more than quriousities for the rich. They had slow-match rifles, but were merely toys for the rich. A Dutch ship was permitted to go to Japan only once every decade and trade. That is why so little of early Japan was known to the outside world for so long.
15 years.
japan,they have a stronger will they would have fought to the death. look at how long it took the Americans to conquer the pacific.