Timeline
The following are significant dates in the story of Frank Matsura in Japan and the U.S.
1846
The Oregon Treaty of 1846 establishes the 49th parallel as the U.S.-Canada border, impacting Native peoples by dividing their ancestral lands and communities and creating conflict and severe disruption.
1848
The first camera imported to Japan arrives on a Dutch ship.
1853
Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan forcing trade and diplomatic relations with the U.S. upon the Japanese shogunate.
1854
Japan opens its borders to the world, ending two centuries of restrictions on trade and foreign relations.