B rit ish ▁people ▁of ▁M alt ese ▁descent ▁Category : B rit ish ▁pop ▁sing ers ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁England ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁o var ian ▁cancer ▁Category : Page ▁ 3 ▁girls <0x0A> </s> ▁was ▁the ▁isol ation ist ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Tok ug awa ▁sh og un ate ▁( aka ▁Bak uf u ) ▁under ▁which , ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 2 0 ▁years , ▁relations ▁and ▁trade ▁between ▁Japan ▁and ▁other ▁countries ▁were ▁sever ely ▁limited , ▁nearly ▁all ▁foreign ▁national s ▁were ▁bar red ▁from ▁entering ▁Japan ▁and ▁common ▁Japanese ▁people ▁were ▁kept ▁from ▁leaving ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁policy ▁was ▁en act ed ▁by ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁sh og un ate ▁under ▁Tok ug awa ▁I em its u ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ed ict s ▁and ▁policies ▁from ▁ 1 6 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 6 3 9 , ▁and ▁ended ▁after ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁when ▁the ▁American ▁Black ▁Sh ips ▁commanded ▁by ▁Matthew ▁Perry ▁forced ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Japan ▁to ▁American ▁( and , ▁by ▁extension , ▁Western ) ▁trade ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁treat ies . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁largely ▁un rest rict ed ▁trade ▁and ▁w ides p read ▁pi racy . ▁Japanese ▁mar in ers ▁and ▁mer ch ants ▁travel led ▁Asia , ▁sometimes ▁forming ▁N ih on m achi ▁communities ▁in ▁certain ▁cities , ▁while ▁official ▁emb ass