> If this were in the US or UK, Perry would likely be hated... The context you are missing is that the forcible opening of Japan led to the overthrow of the Sh

> If this were in the US or UK, Perry would likely be hated... The context you are missing is that the forcible opening of Japan led to the overthrow of the Shogunate and advent of the Meiji era, which was/is seen by most Japanese as a very good thing.