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    The Tokugawa shoguns pursued a policy of isolation from the rest of the world in the Edo period, though they allowed limited contact with Chinese and Dutch traders. The Dutch presence continued through Dejima Island in Nagasaki harbor from 1640 onward, where Japanese scholars studied Western science and technology introduced by the Dutch, such as clocks, telescopes and medical instruments. However, by the mid-19th century as more nations pursued trade in the Pacific, Japan could no longer restrict contact with foreigners.

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    Humanities

    The Tokugawa shoguns pursued a policy of isolation from the rest of the world,
    although some very limited contact was allowed through relationships with
    Chinese and Dutch traders. The contact with the Dutch continued through the
    Edo period and provided the Japanese with access to some European scientific
    knowledge and literature. BY the middle of the nineteenth century, with so
    many nations pursuing trade in the Pacific region, it would prove impossible for
    Japan to continue to restrict contact with the ‘foreign devils’.

    Dejima Island and Rangaku

    From 1640 onwards the Dutch and Chinese were allowed to maintain a limited
    presence on the artificial island of Dejima in Nagasaki harbor. The Dutch
    traders were not allowed to cross onto the mainland, except for an annual trip
    to Edo to pay homeage to the shogun. On these visits the Dutch would bring
    samples of European technology, as gifts for the shogun. In this way, western
    inventions such as clocks, telescopes and medical Instruments were introduced
    to Japan. Manu Japanese scholars pursued a study

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