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Iwakura Mission (1871)

On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “The Iwakura Mission sails”

23 Dec 1871 — Nearly fifty officials left Yokohama for a 21-month tour of the United States and Europe. They included half the government’s leadership. The mission failed to revise the treaties, and its members returned convinced that Japan had to build its strength before it could win equality.

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Map showing Iwakura Mission (1871), turning point in Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
TURNING POINT · REMAKING THE STATE: MEIJI JAPAN 1600–1912 AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA 1964–2000

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