Article I. There shall be a perfect, permanent, and universal peace, and a sincere and cordial amity between the United States of America, on the one part, and the Empire of Japan on the other part; a

Article I. There shall be a perfect, permanent, and universal peace, and a sincere and cordial amity between the United States of America, on the one part, and the Empire of Japan on the other part; and between their people respectively, without exception of persons or places. –Treaty of Kanagawa What does Article I say? Japan will submit to the United States. Japan and the United States will be allies. The United States will pay tribute to Japan. Japan will help shipwrecked US sailors