6 , ▁Commander ▁James ▁B iddle , ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁to ▁open ▁trade , ▁anch ored ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁Bay ▁with ▁two ▁ships , ▁including ▁one ▁war ship ▁armed ▁with ▁ 7 2   c ann ons , ▁but ▁his ▁dem ands ▁for ▁a ▁trade ▁agreement ▁remained ▁un success ful . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁the ▁French ▁Admir al ▁C éc ille ▁arrived ▁in ▁Nag as aki , ▁but ▁failed ▁in ▁his ▁negoti ations ▁and ▁was ▁denied ▁landing . ▁He ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁pri ests ▁who ▁had ▁lear nt ▁the ▁Japanese ▁language ▁in ▁Ok ina wa : ▁Father ▁For cade ▁and ▁Father ▁Ko . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Half - Sc ott ish / H alf - Ch ino ok ▁Ran ald ▁Mac Donald ▁pret ended ▁to ▁be ▁ship w reck ed ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁R ish iri ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁gain ▁access ▁to ▁Japan . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Nag as aki , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁English ▁teacher ▁in ▁Japan . ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁America , ▁Mac Donald ▁made ▁a ▁written ▁declaration ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁explaining ▁that ▁the ▁Japanese ▁society ▁was ▁well ▁pol iced , ▁and ▁the ▁Japanese ▁people ▁well ▁behav ed ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁standard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Captain ▁James ▁G lyn n ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Nag as aki , ▁leading ▁at ▁last ▁to ▁the