Show I First Japanese Embassy in V- V UJ The first Japanese ambassador to I set foot on American s apil Il reached San SanI Francisco fifty eight years ears ago when a I party of ot the leading statesmen of ot Nippon Nippon NIppon Nip NIp- pon traveled to America to ratify the treaty made a few years Sears ears before by I Commodore Perry It was this treaty I which marked the beginning of ot the commercial and diplomatic relations of ot otI I Japan with the outside world and andI I transformed the ancient ancien I 1 kingdom into a modern modem i In 1872 1572 regular diploID were established The t t II by Perry provided for tor the til 1 certain ports to American a only for tor effecting repairs ing supplies The treaty I ing werl wedge wedie e for tor the subs ments by which Japan Ti s treE free commerce wIth the hi |