<sod> In [[1854]], the '''Convention of Kanagawa''' was used by Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] to force the opening of [[Japan]] to the West.
See [[Japan/History | History of Japan]] <eod> <sod>On [[April 1]], [[1854]], the '''Convention of Kanagawa''' was used by Commodore [[Matthew Perry]] of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] to force the opening of [[Japan]]ese ports of [[Shimoda]] and [[Hakodate]] to [[United States|American]] trade. 

See [[History of Japan]] <eod>