Yes- a expedition by Commodore Matthew Perry opened trade with Japan while Pierce was President. The expedition departed under Fillmore.
the westerners
isolation
isolation
When Japan opened some if its ports to foreign trade their long history of isolation ended. So basically, their isolation (or Japanese isolationism) is what ended.
They opened up their trade centers
Peace ended.
1854. Japan consented to every other US request, but trade was the last issue which the Japanese reluctantly agreed to.
Japan was exposed to ideas that revolutionized its society
Matthew C. Perry
Commodore Perry opened up Japan to US trade.
Perry negotiated a treay that opened trade to the US.