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the extradition. When the Tokyo High Court decides the extradition,
the alleged criminal will be sent to an investigative institution in the
requested country. Besides the United States, Japan has also concluded
a criminal extradition treaty with South Korea.
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DAIMYŌ. The title given to lords of large domains from the 1300s until
1871. The size of domain and position of the daimyō relative to the
shogun determined their place in the hierarchy of political and military
leaders. During the Tokugawa Era (1600–1867), most daimyō
were forced to obey regulations and restrictions established by the
Tokugawa shogunate. When U.S. Navy Commodore Matthew
Perry and other Westerners began arriving in Japan in the 1850s,
long-frustrated daimyō took advantage of the opportunity to launch an
ultimately successful movement to overthrow the Tokugawa bakufu.
See also AIZU DOMAIN; CHOSHU DOMAIN; CLASS SYSTEM
IN JAPAN; MEIJI RESTORATION; SATSUMA DOMAIN.
DE LONG, CHARLES (1832–1878). United States minister to Japan
from 1869 to 1873. On several occasions, De Long formally complained
to the Japanese government about still-existing anti-Christian
laws, which were finally repealed in 1873. Temporarily acting as the
Kingdom of Hawaii’s chief representative in Japan, De Long negotiated
and signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between Hawaii
and Japan in 1871. De Long also accompanied and assisted the
Iwakura Mission during its journey in the United States. He also
recognized Japan’s claim of sovereignty over the Ryukyu Islands
(Okinawa) on behalf of the U.S. government. See also CHRIS-
TIANITY; MARIA LUZ INCIDENT.
DEFENSE. After World War I, Japan found it beneficial to cooperate
with the United States. This cooperation led to the success of the
Washington Conference (1921–1922). However, the economic depression
and subsequent establishment of economic blocs in the
1930s pressured Japan into resorting to military force to advance into
China. The United States opposed Japan’s advance to China. In order