▁first ▁successful ▁neg ot iation ▁by ▁an ▁American ▁with ▁" Cl osed ▁Country " ▁Japan . ▁James ▁G lyn n ▁recommended ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁that ▁negoti ations ▁to ▁open ▁Japan ▁should ▁be ▁back ed ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁force , ▁thus ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁Perry ' s ▁expedition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ' s ▁HMS ▁Mar iner ▁entered ▁U rag a ▁Har bour ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁top ographical ▁survey . ▁On board ▁was ▁the ▁Japanese ▁cast away ▁O tok ichi , ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁transl ator . ▁To ▁avoid ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁authorities , ▁he ▁dis gu ised ▁himself ▁as ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁learned ▁Japanese ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁alleg edly ▁a ▁business man ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁relation ▁with ▁Nag as aki . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁the ▁Russian ▁emb ass y ▁of ▁Y ev f im y ▁Put y atin ▁arrived ▁in ▁Nag as aki ▁( August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ). ▁The ▁emb ass y ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁steam ▁engine , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁attempts ▁at ▁manufact uring ▁a ▁steam ▁engine ▁in ▁Japan , ▁by ▁His ash ige ▁Tan aka ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁ ▁These ▁largely ▁un success ful ▁attempts ▁continued ▁until , ▁on ▁July ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁Com mod ore ▁Matthew ▁Perry ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .