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Why did Japan stop trading with Europe?

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Answer:

religion and technology would disrupt the society and ultimately the government.

Step-by-step explanation:

For China, Europeans were allowed to conduct trade in enclaves, or walled-off portions of trade cities. The imperial ministers had much the same reasons as their counterparts in Japan for restricting foreign trade: religion and technology would disrupt the society and ultimately the government.

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