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*1855/1/5 (Feb 21) Commander [[Henry A. Adams]] of the ''Powhatan'' and Japanese representatives exchange ratified copies of the Convention of Kanagawa, completing the agreement process, and the ''Powhatan'' departs Japan the following day.
*1855/1/5 (Feb 21) Commander [[Henry A. Adams]] of the ''Powhatan'' and Japanese representatives exchange ratified copies of the Convention of Kanagawa, completing the agreement process, and the ''Powhatan'' departs Japan the following day.
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
*1855/1/21 (March 9) The [[Treaty of Amity (Ryukyu-US)|Ryûkyû-USA Treaty of Amity]] is ratified by the US Congress and officially announced by President Franklin Pierce.
*1855/2/22 The shogunate declares all of [[Ezo]] territory under direct shogunate control, leaving the [[Matsumae clan]] in control only of a certain area of land immediately around [[Matsumae castle|Matsumae]].
*1855/5/19 A [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] departs from [[Naha]].
*1855/5/19 A [[Ryukyuan mission to Edo]] departs from [[Naha]].
*1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at [[Kagoshima]].
*1855/5/29 The Ryukyuan mission to Edo arrives at [[Kagoshima]].
