In the year of 1825, following a proposal by Takahashi Kageyasu, the Japanese Government issued an 'Order to Drive Away Foreign Ships' (Ikokusen uchiharairei, also known as the 'Ninen nashi', or 'No second thought' law), which commanded absolutely all coastal authorities in Japan to arrest or kill any foreigners coming ashore without exception. Grenville Grant, an English smuggler of western medical books, is found to have contacted scarlet fever...