With the arrival of Admiral Perry, Japan's long period of isolationist policy was nearly at an end. Learn all about the diplomatic encounter that eventually resulted in the the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate!
In spite of it all, the black 
ships made it to Japan.
Pese a todo,
los barcos negros llegaron a Japón.
Apesar de tudo, os navios
negros chegaram ao Japão.