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Japan / USA: Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858).

Japan / USA:  Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858).

Matthew Calbraith Perry (April 10, 1794 – March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U.S. Navy who compelled the opening of Japan to the West with the Convention of Kanagawa in 1854.