However, the actions of the Navy during one of the most formative events in Japanese history -- the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry's black ships -- ultimately had a butterfly effect on its ...

In 1852, President Millard Filmore sent Commodore Matthew Perry, one of America's highest-ranking naval officers, to force Japan to open its ports to the United States. Perry arrived the following ...

A descendant of Commodore Matthew C. Perry of “Black Ships” fame visited a distant island south of Tokyo carrying a pocket watch that the U.S. naval officer had with him when he dropped ...

Pacific Overtures tells the history of Japan, from Commodore Perry's expedition to "Nippon" in 1853 to the country's rise as a powerful economic force.Tony Award winner B.D. Wong stars in this ...

In 1944, Japanese authorities forcibly evacuated ... “I’m really happy that I received words of thanks from a descendant of Commodore Perry.” Takashi said that he’s looking forward to ...