Question

Based on the passage, we can infer that in 1636, the Japanese government: Believed that ideas realized via foreign interactions provided no positive impact to Japanese society Disagreed with the European philosophy that trade brought wealth Feared all foreign religions Anticipated the economic threats associated with European trade and imperialism Viewed all its citizens living abroad as potential threats

Answer 1

Option D is correct

Viewed all its citizens living abroad as potential threats

Explanation:

This matches a sentence given in the second paragraph.

The sentence says that all those Japanese who are living outside the country will bring death when they return

As these individuals can bring death, the government can see them as potential threats for the safety of the country