The Japanese decision to open relations with the West was especially opposed by whom?

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The prefectures of Satsuma and Choshu were opposed to opening relations with the West and saw it as a threat to their power and autonomy. The Meiji emperor was actually in favor of modernizing and opening up to the West, while the Tokugawa shogunate had already been weakened by internal conflicts and was not in a position to oppose the decision.

The Japanese Decision to Open Relations with the West Was