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Europeans wanted to involve themselves with Chinese trade. Involving themselves with the Chinese trade was beneficial because of Chinese goods such as silk and silver.

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At first the Shogun accepted christian missionaries because they associated with goods like guns and clocks. Which had made the Japanese grow significantly. But then the Shogun feared a religious run rebellion, so he banned christianity and killed some Christian missionaries.

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Firearms- The Portuguese brought guns to Japan which made samurai sort-of useless.
Clocks- The Portuguese also brought clocks with them to Japan which replaced their old inefficient way of keeping time with a much more precise one.
Eyeglasses- The Portuguese also brought Eyeglasses to Japan which gave people with poor eyesight better vision.

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History is fun
Studying is not very fun
I don't like haiku

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One thing I learned was that Tokyo used to be called Edo and was a small fishing village before the Shogun moved the capital there. Another thing I learned was that the samurai were ruled by the shogun. That last thing I learned was that Japanese culture changed a lot when ruled by a Shogunate.

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The Japanese ranking system during the Edo period was similar to a constitutional monarchy. At the top there was figureheads like the emperor and court nobility. Then we have the actual ruling body which was the Shogun the Daimyo and the samurai. Lastly there was the peasants the craftsmen and the merchants which were the majority of the people.