What were the features of the development of Japanese society in the middle of the 19th century?

What were the features of the development of Japanese society in the middle of the 19th century? When and how did Europeans enter Japanese markets?

In the middle of the 19th century, there was the Time of Troubles or Bakumatsu in Japan. This was due to the weakening of the shogun’s power due to the conclusion of unprofitable treaties with Western states. This period lasted from 1853 to 1869 until the Meiji restoration. The discovery of Japan by the American military took place in 1854. Commander Matthew Perry arrived on the Japanese islands with seven ships and insisted on entering into trade relations. The American needed a base for the coal trade, for this they were allocated 2 ports and the expansion of trade ties, for the Americans, other developed countries began to conclude agreements with Japan.