Introduction Quote by Townsend Harris

The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

— Townsend Harris

It appears that the English think the Japanese... are fond of opium, and they want to bring it here also.

— Townsend Harris

As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards…

— Townsend Harris

The President is of opinion that if Japan makes a treaty with the United States, all other foreign countries will make the same kind…

— Townsend Harris

We need to protect free trade as a guiding principle for Japan.

— Fumio Kishida

If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she…

— Townsend Harris

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors…

— Townsend Harris

“Refusing to drink or drinking only moderately must be done with diplomacy, because the Japanese believe that the only way you can really get…

— Boyé Lafayette de Mente

I think it's necessary to develop policies and protect national interests based on Japan-U.S. relations.

— Yoshihide Suga

When the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has…

— Townsend Harris

“King Norodom of Cambodia replied, “Lt. General Kawamura of the Japanese Imperial Army, It is my understanding that you Japanese are granting my people…

— Michael G. Kramer

It was also during my tenure of office that the Japanese Government agreed to the conclusion of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and signed it,…

— Eisaku Sato