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The was signed on August 26 1858 by Lord Elgin and the then representatives of the Japanese government (Tokugawa shogunate). This was an unequal treaty, that gave Japan semi-colonial status.
The concessions which Japan made were threefold:

★ A representative of the British government would be permitted to reside at Yedo.

★ Hakodate, Kanagawa and Nagasaki were to be opened to British commerce on July 1 1859 and British subjects could travel within a range of 25 miles of each port. Hyogo would open on January 1 1863.

★ British subjects would be allowed to reside in Yedo from January 1 1862, and Osaka from January 1 1863.

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See also

★ Anglo-Japanese relations

★ Harris Treaty

★ James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin