Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan
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The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was an 1858 agreement that opened Japan to extensive American trade and diplomatic relations, marking a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan canonical | 3 |
| Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6860265 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan Context triple: [Townsend Harris, notableWork, Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan]
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A.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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B.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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C.
Convention of Kanagawa
The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
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D.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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E.
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was an agreement that effectively stripped the Korean Empire of its diplomatic sovereignty and placed it under Japanese control, paving the way for Japan’s formal annexation of Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan Target entity description: The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was an 1858 agreement that opened Japan to extensive American trade and diplomatic relations, marking a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
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A.
Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation
The Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was a 1794 agreement between the United States and Great Britain that sought to resolve lingering issues from the American Revolutionary War and normalize trade and diplomatic relations.
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B.
Treaty of San Francisco
The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
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C.
Convention of Kanagawa
The Convention of Kanagawa was an 1854 treaty between Japan and the United States that ended Japan’s isolationist policy by opening select ports to American vessels and establishing diplomatic relations.
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D.
Treaty of Shimoda
The Treaty of Shimoda was an 1855 agreement between the Russian Empire and Japan that established formal diplomatic relations and defined their borders in the Kuril Islands and surrounding regions.
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E.
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905
The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 was an agreement that effectively stripped the Korean Empire of its diplomatic sovereignty and placed it under Japanese control, paving the way for Japan’s formal annexation of Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
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international agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Harris Treaty
NERFINISHED
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US–Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce (1858) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1858-07-29 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1859 ⓘ |
| followedBy | similar treaties between Japan and European powers ⓘ |
| granted |
freedom of religion for Americans in treaty ports
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rights of residence and trade to American citizens in designated ports ⓘ |
| historicalContext | end of Japan’s isolationist sakoku policy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Bakumatsu period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Meiji Restoration
NERFINISHED
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downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unequal in favor of the United States ⓘ |
| limited | Japanese tariff autonomy ⓘ |
| locationSigned |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedPorts |
Edo
NERFINISHED
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Hyōgo NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Niigata NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedPorts | Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | unequal treaties imposed on Tokugawa Japan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Convention of Kanagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedFor |
establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan
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extraterritorial rights for American citizens in Japan ⓘ fixed low import and export tariffs ⓘ most-favored-nation status for the United States in Japan ⓘ opening of Japanese ports to American trade ⓘ residence of American diplomats in Japan ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later equal treaties after revision of unequal treaties in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Hotta Masayoshi
NERFINISHED
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Iijima Kyūzaemon NERFINISHED ⓘ Inoue Masanosuke NERFINISHED ⓘ Mizuno Tadanori NERFINISHED ⓘ Okabe Suruga-no-kami NERFINISHED ⓘ Townsend Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsuchiya Sagami-no-kami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
consular jurisdiction
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diplomatic relations ⓘ foreign trade regulation ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| triggered | domestic opposition within Japan ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1858 ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan Description of subject: The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan was an 1858 agreement that opened Japan to extensive American trade and diplomatic relations, marking a key step in ending Japan’s isolationist policies.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Japan and the United States
Convention of Kanagawa
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Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan
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