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Because in the latter days of colonialism it was about opening markets, about selling their goods, not just natural resources.
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The United States and the Opening toJapan, 1853. On July 8, 1853, American Commodore Matthew Perry led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, seeking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the western world.