ABSTRACT
The Treaty of Hansung was signed between Japan and Korea in January 1885 in the coup's aftermath, and the Tientsin Convention dealing with Sino-Japanese relations over Korea was signed in April. Domestically, there was a debate within Japan between those who supported an Anglo-Japanese alliance and those who wanted to reach a Russo-Japanese Entente. The issue of the restoration of Japanese sovereignty over tariffs went more poorly than Aoki Shuzo had planned, however; although the treaty included an increase in the tax rate, no agreement on sovereignty was reached. Korea then signed the Treaty of Chemulpo in which they apologized to Japan and paid compensation. As Japan moved to strengthen its military, envisioning a Russian advance into Asia and a clash with China, this spurred on the revision of the unequal treaties. Mutsu Munemitsu dislike of bureaucratic, autocratic government remained unchanged, and he became a member of the Diet.
