East Meets West in Japan - Fall of Shogunate Japan By cheryl.key Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Jan 1, 1870 Contact with the West Jan 1, 1543 Portuguese merchants arrive in Japan Jan 1, 1549 St Francis Xavier Christian missionary arrives Jan 1, 1597 26 martyrs Christian missionaries and converts executed in Japan Jan 1, 1615 Christian converts fight against Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu Jan 1, 1639 Japanese isolation Portuguese ships banned from Japan and traders executed. Only the Dutch are allowed to stay Jan 1, 1853 Commodore Matthew Perry USA arrives in Japan seeking trade Jan 1, 1854 Commodore Perry returns to sign treaty Jan 1, 1855 Nagasaki Naval training Centre established with Dutch naval officers Jan 3, 1868 End of the Shogun rule and Emperor Meiji becomes ruler of Japan - Meiji restoration
