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In 1825, the Japanese scholar Aizawa Seishisai wrote a set of 'New Proposals' arguing for rallying around the Emperor and opposing Western encroachment, yet this was well before the Perry Expedition. What led him to write this, and how was his work received at the time it was written?

by /u/EnclavedMicrostate in /r/AskHistorians

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