(Help please on speach!) Is continued isolation of Japan is a good thing or a bad thing?

You are an influential samurai ( a Shi-Shi) in Japan when Commodore Matthew Perry forces Kanagawa in 1854. you must deliver a speech to your Daimyo about wether or not continued isolation of Japan is a good thing or a bad thing.








( I have to right a speech convinvincing my classmates, and I'm not to good with this subject can someone help me out?)(Help please on speach!) Is continued isolation of Japan is a good thing or a bad thing?
Well, first of all you should choose your stance on the position. You said that you must convince your classmates. But you didn't say what you try to convince them of. So, first you should decide which one you want to write about, and then gather information to support your idea.





in short (just my very basic views on the topic. try researching wikipedia on the topic for more detailed ideas):





continued isolation =


1) perservation of Japanese culture


2) you can control what ideas, goods come into your country from abroad


3) increased security (no criminals or dangerous individuals entering the country without your permision


4) able to avoid getting involved in other countries' wars





end of isolation =


1) able to develop quickly due to new ideas from foreign countries


2) cooperation and support from other nations in times of need


3) avoiding a confrontation with Commodore Perry and his ';black ships';.





One thing to think about is that Japan was never really complete isolated. before 1854, they still traded with China, Korea, and the Dutch. They just didn't let them come INTO Japan to trade.





hope this helps.(Help please on speach!) Is continued isolation of Japan is a good thing or a bad thing?
I'm pretty sure you're using the word ';shishi'; wrong. Because if I'm a shishi, there isn't an argument as to which side I'll choose. if i'm a shishi, for sure I'll say that it's a bad thing..........................


that's what the shishi means. they were national extremists.


Shishi murdered many foreigners and japanese nationals when they sided with the ending of isolationism.. including Ii Naosuke.





If on the other hand, you mean, I'm supposed to not have picked a side yet and advise properly, i would say that continued isolation is becoming unfeasible in light of world events. If we don't end isolation and start to attempt to make treatises, japan will end up semi-colonized like china and the rest of south-east asia.





(unfortunately, although isolation was ultimately ended, japan was forced to accept a series of unequal treaties that granted unequal trade agreements and extraterritoriality rights anyway until roughly the time of the Russo-Japanese war).
Tell your classmate that the countries which had came to Japan at that moment were not only America. First person who adviced Japan's shogun to open a country was William II of Holland in 1844.


Britain and Russia were also approached Japan.


Convention of Kanagawa between the US was signed in 1854.


Anglo-Japanese Friendship Treaty was also signed in 1854.


Treaty of Shimoda between Russia was signed in 1855.








You mean Bu-Shi?
Personally I believe a nation being isolated isn't a good thing since when you become isolated from others you tends to have this unrealized image of them. You tend to buy into stereotypes of what you see and hear of the group of people, not really experiencing those group of people face to face. Living in isolation cause you to become ignorant of other people and their cultures, but when you get the chance to meet other people and get to know the real them your ignorant will go away. Plus being isolated rob you of understanding other people cultures so I believe Japan shouldn't continuing to be isolation. I believe no nations,countries, people etc. should living in isolation. I hope I help you in some way, I'm not sure if I answered your question right, but I hope I did.