It had something of the Exterritoriality of the same position in the Turkish empire.
"The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume I"
William James Stillman
Japan had come of age in 1894 when, following the example of Great Britain, the various powers had released her from the obligation of Exterritoriality imposed upon her by treaties when their subjects were unwilling to trust themselves to her courts.
"The Path of Empire A Chronicle of the United States as a World Power, Volume 46 in The Chronicles of America Series"
Carl Russell Fish