Mayor Shoichiro Matsuki speaks at a monument honoring Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Shimoda, Japan, May 19, 2023. The ceremony was part of the city's 84th annual Black Ship festival.

Shizuoka Prefecture, best known for its breathtaking views of Mount Fuji and its scenic coastline, holds a unique chapter of American history. This is where Commodore Matthew Perry and his Black ...

On this day in 1853, Japan took the initial steps to join the community of nations when US Commodore Matthew Perry, representing the US government, sailed into Tokyo Bay. After due consideration ...

On July 8, 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy sailed into Tokyo Bay with two steamships and two sailing vessels under his command. He landed a squadron of heavily armed sailors and ...

Perry is the namesake of his great-great-granduncle, a U.S. Navy commodore often cited in history textbooks for opening up Japan to the outside world in 1854 using “gunboat diplomacy.” ...

Perry, Matthew Calbraith 1794-1858 United States Naval Expedition to Japan, 1852-1854 National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology United States National Museum National Museum of ...