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[–] tokui 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

It's quite shocking that they had only recently encountered modern western tech & sciences.

Yes, they had nascent firearms and a few attempts at western galley ships, but until Perry, the whole nation was largely a medieval time capsule.

No another case of such rapid and ease of technological acquisition by a society. Truly stunning.