Japan under the #TokugawaShogunate was never "closed" — Dutch merchants were in regular contact. The US decided it wanted in on the profits, so an expedition under #CommodorePerry opened fire on Edo. The #ConventionOfKanagawa was signed under duress on #ThisDayInHistory in 1854.

DYK Americans bullied the Japanese into providing “rest houses” in Shimoda 3 yrs after #CommodorePerry forced the treaty of Kanagawa on them in 1854? Between 10 & 20 women served hundreds of men from other parts of the world. HowSexGotScrewedUp.com #SexWork #SurvivalSex