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The Sakoku Policy is a historical policy that, during the Tokugawa Shogunate, imposed a series of regulations to restrict and bring under centralized control Japan’s relations with the outside world. Beginning in the first half of the 17th century, this policy limited the emigration of Japanese citizens and the entry of foreigners into Japan, while confining foreign trade and diplomatic contact to specific rules and designated locations. Sakoku reflects a governance approach not aimed at complet