What events happened between 1853-1854 in japan?

- July 8: Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Edo Bay with four American warships.

- July 14: Perry meets with Japanese officials in Kurihama and delivers a letter from President Millard Fillmore demanding that Japan open its ports to American trade.

- September 13: Perry leaves Japan with a promise to return the following year.

1854

- February 13: Perry returns to Edo Bay with seven warships.

- March 31: The Convention of Kanagawa is signed, which opens the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade.

- March 31: The United States and Japan sign the Treaty of Peace and Amity, which establishes diplomatic relations between the two countries.