Meiji Japan’s tariff revisions and trade liberalization (1870-1911)

1. Tariff Convention fixes duties at 5%

   Jun 25, 1866Labels: Tariff Convention

   • WorldJpn
   • MIT VC

2. Meiji Restoration reframes treaty revision goal

   Jan 1, 1868Labels: Meiji Restoration

   • Oxford OUP
   • Ansei Treaties

3. Iwakura Mission seeks treaty revision abroad

   Dec 23, 1871Labels: Iwakura Mission

   • Iwakura Mission
   • Nippon com

4. Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 exports treaty model

   Feb 27, 1876Labels: Japan Korea

   • IJKH
   • Oxford OUP

5. Treaty-revision compromise sparks political backlash

   Apr 1, 1887Labels: Treaty Revision

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   • Oxford OUP

6. Anglo-Japanese treaty signed, paving revision

   Jul 16, 1894Labels: Anglo-Japanese Treaty

   • AJ Treaty
   • Japan Customs

7. U.S.–Japan commercial treaty replaces 1858 terms

   Nov 22, 1894Labels: U S

   • FRUS
   • Harris Treaty

8. Treaty of Shimonoseki expands Japan’s leverage

   Apr 17, 1895Labels: Treaty of

   • Shimonoseki
   • Oxford OUP

9. Revised treaties take effect; extraterritoriality ends

   Jul 17, 1899Labels: Revised Treaties

   • AJ Treaty
   • Brit Court

10. Tariff autonomy becomes the remaining core issue

    Jan 1, 1900Labels: Tariff Autonomy

    • Japan Customs
    • Oxford OUP

11. Commercial treaty negotiations intensify with the U.S.

    Mar 16, 1911Labels: U S

    • Hansard
    • FRUS

12. Tariff autonomy fully restored through new treaties

    Jul 1, 1911Labels: Tariff Restoration

    • Japan Customs
    • Oxford OUP