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The Meiji Restoration of 1868 ended the Bakufu period. A bad economy and the 1853 visit by Commodore Perry’s “Black Ships,” ...

One of Wiles’ colleagues also noted she’s related to Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, the U.S. naval officer who headed an ...

For 250 years, USA has been a plutocracy. With 800 billionaires of 345 million population, the enemy is not ‘the One Percent’ ...

referring to U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry’s fleet that pressured Japan to open to the rest of the world in the mid-19th century.

offering a chance for guests to enjoy a night of live music while taking in the sweeping Utah mountain views below. SEE ROOMS & RATES AT COMMODORE PERRY ESTATE ...

Built in 1928, the heart of this 49-room boutique bastion is a magnificent Italian Renaissance Revival abode, a two-story family escape originally designed for shipping magnate Edgar Perry.

A retired vice admiral of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force says Russian technical assistance to North Korea may have helped the country upgrade its missile technology. North Korea's state-media ...

The landmark appointment to vice admiral comes a year after Japan updated its three key security policy documents. The new policies called for, among other things, promoting talented female ...

The Japanese electorate appeared to punish the Liberal Democrats, leaving it unclear whether the party would be forced to expand its coalition to stay in power. By Motoko Rich Kiuko Notoya and ...

Election day is upon us. It’s Tuesday. Really. Finally. It’s here. No, don’t run and hide under the bed. I see you. Come on ...

Matthew Perry's family is speaking out together about his death on TV for the first time − and his mom is detailing a heartfelt moment before her son passed away. "He came up to me and he said ...