Japan was isolated from the outside world due to years of internal conflict and fear of colonization by European powers. When Commodore Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay in 1853, he changed the course ...

The crowd assembled in the parking lot of Shimoda Community Hall is a motley crew of spectators from far and near, Edo Period ... U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay with four ...

The island was still an exotic destination for Westerners nearly 70 years after Commodore Matthew Perry sailed his U.S. fleet into Edo Bay, and Einstein was deeply impressed by Japanese culture ...

In 1853, American naval commander Matthew Perry sailed into Edo Bay, determined to end a two-century-long policy of Japanese isolationism. Within a year, Japan agreed to begin trade, conceding the ...

On April 10th, 1794, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry ... Tokyo Bay on July 8th, 1853. He refused Japanese demands that he proceed to Nagasaki, which was the designated port for foreign contact.

The investigation into Matthew Perry‘s tragic death will be the subject of a new documentary. On Tuesday, Peacock shared the trailer for Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, which will premiere ...

It is difficult to imagine a more impactful brother act than Oliver Hazard and his younger brother Matthew Calbraith ... in Shimoda. Perry’s description of his official visitors to his flagship USS ...

Matthew Perry was “sweet,” “silly” and “giggling between takes” while filming the “Friends” reunion, according to a source who worked on the TV special. Speaking with The Post ...

Matthew Perry's family is speaking out together about his death on TV for the first time − and his mom is detailing a heartfelt moment before her son passed away. "He came up to me and he said ...

The actor's sister Caitlin Morrison says running the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada makes her feel "like I'm sitting right next to Matthew" Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Matthew Perry's younger ...

Matthew Perry’s former personal assistant Kenneth Iwamasa admitted he found the “Friends” actor “unconscious” numerous times in the weeks leading up to his death. Iwamasa administered ...

Matthew Perry relied on a number of people to supply and inject the ketamine that ultimately led to his fatal overdose in October. Martin Estrada, the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of ...