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| *1854/6/2 (June 26) Perry and his fleet depart [[Shimoda]] for the final time. | | *1854/6/2 (June 26) Perry and his fleet depart [[Shimoda]] for the final time. |
| *1854/6/7 (July 1) Perry arrives in Ryûkyû for the fifth time. | | *1854/6/7 (July 1) Perry arrives in Ryûkyû for the fifth time. |
| + | *1854/6/13 There is a fire in the [[castletowns|castle-town]] of [[Fukui castle|Fukui]]. The fire spreads to more than a thousand homes. |
| *1854/6/17 (July 11) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan officials [[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]] and [[Ba Ryosai|Ba Ryôsai]]. | | *1854/6/17 (July 11) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Treaty of Amity]]<!--琉米修好条約--> between the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] and the United States is signed by Commodore Perry and the Ryukyuan officials [[Sho Kokun|Shô Kôkun]] and [[Ba Ryosai|Ba Ryôsai]]. |
| *1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking [[Bernard Bettelheim]] with them. | | *1854/6/23 (July 17) Perry and his fleet depart Ryûkyû for Hong Kong, taking [[Bernard Bettelheim]] with them. |
− | *1854/int.7/15 (Sept 7) Rear Admiral [[Sir James Stirling]] comes to [[Nagasaki]] with four ships, seeking to attack Putyatin. | + | *1854/int.7/15 (Sept 7) Rear Admiral Sir [[James Stirling]] comes to [[Nagasaki]] with four ships, seeking to attack Putyatin. |
| *1854/8/23 (Oct 14) The [[Anglo-Japanese Convention of 1854]] is signed. | | *1854/8/23 (Oct 14) The [[Anglo-Japanese Convention of 1854]] is signed. |
− | *1854/9/18 (Nov 8) Putyatin's fleet, led by the ''[[Diana]]'', returns to Japan, landing first at [[Osaka]], before being told to go to Shimoda instead. | + | *1854/9/2 Shogunate officials meet with [[VOC]] factor [[Jan Hendrik Donker Curtius]] in [[Nagasaki]] and discuss the opening of Shimoda and Hakodate to Dutch ships while continuing to restrict trade to the port of Nagasaki alone. |
| + | *1854/9/18 (Nov 8) Putyatin's fleet, led by the ''[[Diana]]'', returns to Japan, making port first at Hakodate, then [[Osaka]], before being told to go to Shimoda instead. |
| *1854/11/4 (Dec 23) [[Ansei-Tokai Earthquake|Ansei-Tôkai Earthquake]]: An earthquake and tsunami strike Shimoda and surrounding areas. | | *1854/11/4 (Dec 23) [[Ansei-Tokai Earthquake|Ansei-Tôkai Earthquake]]: An earthquake and tsunami strike Shimoda and surrounding areas. |
| *1854/11/9 [[Ansei-Nankai Earthquake]]: An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. | | *1854/11/9 [[Ansei-Nankai Earthquake]]: An earthquake and tsunami hit the Nankaidô region. |
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| *1854/5/17 American sailor William Board is killed/dies in Naha, and is buried at the [[Tomari International Cemetery]]. | | *1854/5/17 American sailor William Board is killed/dies in Naha, and is buried at the [[Tomari International Cemetery]]. |
| *1854/8/18 (Oct 9) Translator [[Nishi Kichibei]] is found dead in his home. | | *1854/8/18 (Oct 9) Translator [[Nishi Kichibei]] is found dead in his home. |
| + | *1854/8/24 [[Fukuyama han]] retainer [[Yamaoka Hachijuro|Yamaoka Hachijûrô]] commits suicide in protest against the shogunate's foreign affairs stances. |
| *1854/9/28 (Nov 18) John Miller, Captain Aft G on the ''[[USS Vincennes]]'', dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | | *1854/9/28 (Nov 18) John Miller, Captain Aft G on the ''[[USS Vincennes]]'', dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. |
| *1854/10/1 (Nov 20) John Williams of the ''USS Vincennes'' dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. | | *1854/10/1 (Nov 20) John Williams of the ''USS Vincennes'' dies in the Ryukyus and is later buried in Tomari. |
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| *Architect [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]] is born (d. 1917). | | *Architect [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]] is born (d. 1917). |
| *[[Tsubaki Chinzan]] dies (b. [[1801]]). | | *[[Tsubaki Chinzan]] dies (b. [[1801]]). |
− | *[[Yamanouchi Toyoatsu]], daimyô of [[Tosa han]], dies (b. [[1825]]).
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