WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan’s isolation policy was fully implemented by Tokugawa Iemitsu, the grandson of Ievasu and shogun from 1623 to 1641. He issued edicts that essentially closed Japan to all foreigners and prevented Japanese from leaving.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the period 1639–1853, Japan followed the policy of Sakoku, which literally translates as ‘a country in chains’. Japan sought almost complete isolation from the rest of the world, only maintaining extremely limited trading relationships with China and the Dutch traders living on an island in Nagasaki harbour.

Detailed explanation-3: -Contacts with Asian countries such as Korea, China and Taiwan naturally went back to much earlier times. However, during the ‘sakoku-jidai‘, the so-called seclusion period, Holland and China were the only countries permitted to trade and have limited contacts with Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -A person who already stayid in Japan and would like to extend stay for long period of time can apply for permanent resident visa. You can get permission to live in Japan with no period, without changing your nationality.