Harris Treaty of 1858

E624572

U.S.–Japan treaty bilateral treaty

The Harris Treaty of 1858 was a landmark U.S.–Japan agreement that opened Japanese ports to American trade, granted extraterritorial rights to U.S. citizens, and marked a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Harris Treaty	2
Harris Treaty of 1858 canonical	1
Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S.–Japan treaty ⓘ bilateral treaty ⓘ
aim	to establish formal commercial relations between the United States and Japan ⓘ to secure protection and rights for U.S. citizens in Japan ⓘ
category	1858 treaties ⓘ Treaties of the Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ
countrySignatory	Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned	1858-07-29 ⓘ
effectOnJapan	contributed to the end of Japan’s isolationist sakoku policy ⓘ stimulated foreign trade in Japan ⓘ undermined Tokugawa shogunate authority ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1859 ⓘ
followed	Treaty of Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantedPrivilege	consular jurisdiction over U.S. citizens in Japan ⓘ residence rights for U.S. citizens in treaty ports ⓘ
grantedRight	extraterritoriality for U.S. citizens in Japan ⓘ most-favored-nation status to the United States ⓘ
historicalPeriod	late Edo period ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
legalStatusInJapan	superseded by later treaties after restoration of tariff autonomy ⓘ
limited	Japan’s tariff autonomy ⓘ
namedAfter	Townsend Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Townsend Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName	Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedCity	Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedPort	Hyogo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Niigata NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeSigned	Edo NERFINISHED ⓘ Edo Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
preceded	other unequal treaties with Western powers in Japan ⓘ
regulated	tariff rates in Japan ⓘ
relatedEvent	Bakumatsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiji Restoration NERFINISHED ⓘ opening of Japan ⓘ
shortName	Harris Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBy	Ii Naosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ Townsend Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf	U.S.–Japan diplomatic history ⓘ
topic	Western imperialism in East Asia ⓘ foreign concessions in Japan ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Townsend Harris → notableWork → Harris Treaty of 1858 ⓘ

Japan–United States relations → keyTreaty → Harris Treaty of 1858 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty)

Ii Naosuke → signedTreaty → Harris Treaty of 1858 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harris Treaty

Convention of Kanagawa → followedBy → Harris Treaty of 1858 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Harris Treaty