main points of what America had sought for. American ships were now allowed admittance into the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate, where they could obtain supplies and fuel; injured or sick American sailors were to be given adequate treatment if necessary; an American diplomat was to be instated in Japan as a consulate in Shimoda; the right to trade with merchants in the opened ports; and a most-favored-nation clause (Jansen 270). This revolutionary treaty with Japan had paved the road for other Western nations to pursue their interests on the island nation. Not before long had Russian and British diplomats ensures similar rights in regards to free trade and open use of specific ports. The open trade with the outside world had brought prosperity to many whose financial problems had consumed them. The nobles along with the merchants desired such things as overseas trade, bringing them an inundation of foreign money and merchandise. The forgotten samurai desired that the incorporation of the West would bring about change in the military structure
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