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class="content-header__sub-heading__link">National Diet Library</a> </h2> </header> <div class="page-content__main"> <p>In 1609, nine years after the Dutch had first set foot on Japanese soil, the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (the Dutch East India Company) entered into trading relations with this distant and unknown country. After some time, Dutch merchants and their followers were allowed to establish themselves on the small island of Deshima in the bay of Nagasaki. The Dutch flag was to fly there for more than two hundred and fifty years. For almost the whole duration, the Dutch were the only Europeans given permission to live in the country.</p> <div class="mainpicture-outer shadow"><img src="/nl/cms/cachedimage?f=port__ngvn_collectie_enPage_988_japanintr.jpg" alt="Dutch deputation" title="Dutch deputation" style="width: 410px; height: 272px;" class="mainpicture"></div> <p style="clear: both; padding-top: 10px;">They lost this exceptional position in the middle of the nineteenth century, when Japan was forced to open its borders. After the Meiji Restoration, Japanese-Dutch relations had a different purport and substance.</p> <p>In 2009, the two countries celebrate the 400th anniversary of their relationship. The <a href="http://www.kb.nl/index-en.html" target="_blank">Koninklijke Bibliotheek</a> (National Library of the Netherlands) and the <a href="http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/index.html" target="_blank">National Diet Library</a> of Japan have devoted part of their websites to their unique common history.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ndl.go.jp/nichiran/e/index.html" target="_blank">View the Japanese website about the the 400th anniversary of their relationship with The Netherlands.</a></p> </div> </section> <section class="collection-preview-section"> <h3 class="collection-preview-section__heading"> Examples from this collection <a href="/en/geheugen/results?query=&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&page=1&maxperpage=36&coll=ngvn" class="collection-preview-section__heading-link" data-test-class="collection-preview-section__heading-link">The Netherlands – Japan</a> </h3> <div class="collection-preview"> <input type="hidden" name="numberOfRecords" value="134" /> <article data-test-id="http://services.kb.nl/mdo/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=didl&identifier=NGVN:KONB11:00006000927-D01" id="KONB11:00006000927-D01" data-identifier="urn:gvn:KONB11:00006000927-D01" data-metadata='{"title":"Dog","caption":" ","volumeRemark":" ","seq":" ","alternative":"Hond","subtitle":" ","creator":null,"ppn":null,"objectlevelId":"KONB11:00006000927-D01","thumbnail":"https:\/\/imageviewer.kb.nl\/ImagingService\/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000927-D01%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=294","collectionStringNL":"Nederland - Japan","collectionStringEN":"The Netherlands \u2013 Japan","created":"1785","originalStartDate":"Sat Jan 01 01:00:00 CET 1785","startDate":"1785.01.01"}' data-coll="ngvn" class="collection-preview-result result browse-result "> <div class="thumbnail browse-result__thumbnail"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/dog?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000927-D01" class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://imageviewer.kb.nl/ImagingService/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000927-D01%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=264" class="thumbnail__image browse-result__thumbnail__image lazyload" onerror="changeImageOnError2(this);" alt="Dog" > </a> </div> <button onclick="ngvn.favourites.toggle($(this).parent('article'));" title="Mark as favourite" class="collection-preview-result result__favourite-marker browse-result__favourite-marker button-icon button-icon-favourites" aria-label="Mark as favourite" data-test-class="browse-result__favourite-marker"></button> <div class="metadata result__metadata browse-result__metadata"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/dog?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000927-D01" class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link"> <h2 class="title result__title"> Dog </h2> </a> </div> </article> <article data-test-id="http://services.kb.nl/mdo/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=didl&identifier=NGVN:KONB11:00006000958-D01" id="KONB11:00006000958-D01" data-identifier="urn:gvn:KONB11:00006000958-D01" data-metadata='{"title":"Writing materials","caption":" ","volumeRemark":" ","seq":" ","alternative":"Schrijfwaren","subtitle":" ","creator":null,"ppn":null,"objectlevelId":"KONB11:00006000958-D01","thumbnail":"https:\/\/imageviewer.kb.nl\/ImagingService\/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000958-D01%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=294","collectionStringNL":"Nederland - Japan","collectionStringEN":"The Netherlands \u2013 Japan","created":"1814","originalStartDate":"Sat Jan 01 01:00:00 CET 1814","startDate":"1814.01.01"}' data-coll="ngvn" class="collection-preview-result result browse-result "> <div class="thumbnail browse-result__thumbnail"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/writing-materials?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000958-D01" class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://imageviewer.kb.nl/ImagingService/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000958-D01%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=264" class="thumbnail__image browse-result__thumbnail__image lazyload" onerror="changeImageOnError2(this);" alt="Writing materials" > </a> </div> <button onclick="ngvn.favourites.toggle($(this).parent('article'));" title="Mark as favourite" class="collection-preview-result result__favourite-marker browse-result__favourite-marker button-icon button-icon-favourites" aria-label="Mark as favourite" data-test-class="browse-result__favourite-marker"></button> <div class="metadata result__metadata browse-result__metadata"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/writing-materials?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000958-D01" class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link"> <h2 class="title result__title"> Writing materials </h2> </a> </div> </article> <article data-test-id="http://services.kb.nl/mdo/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=didl&identifier=NGVN:KONB11:00006000953" id="KONB11:00006000953" data-identifier="urn:gvn:KONB11:00006000953" data-metadata='{"title":"Small dove","caption":" ","volumeRemark":" ","seq":" ","alternative":"Kleine duif","subtitle":" ","creator":null,"ppn":null,"objectlevelId":"KONB11:00006000953","thumbnail":"https:\/\/imageviewer.kb.nl\/ImagingService\/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000953%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=294","collectionStringNL":"Nederland - Japan","collectionStringEN":"The Netherlands \u2013 Japan","created":"1813","originalStartDate":"Fri Jan 01 01:00:00 CET 1813","startDate":"1813.01.01"}' data-coll="ngvn" class="collection-preview-result result browse-result "> <div class="thumbnail browse-result__thumbnail"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/small-dove?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000953" class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__thumbnail__link"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://imageviewer.kb.nl/ImagingService/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000953%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=264" class="thumbnail__image browse-result__thumbnail__image lazyload" onerror="changeImageOnError2(this);" alt="Small dove" > </a> </div> <button onclick="ngvn.favourites.toggle($(this).parent('article'));" title="Mark as favourite" class="collection-preview-result result__favourite-marker browse-result__favourite-marker button-icon button-icon-favourites" aria-label="Mark as favourite" data-test-class="browse-result__favourite-marker"></button> <div class="metadata result__metadata browse-result__metadata"> <a href="/en/geheugen/view/small-dove?query=&page=1&maxperpage=4&sortfield=isShowPiece&coll=ngvn&facets%5BcollectionStringEN%5D%5B%5D=The+Netherlands+%E2%80%93+Japan&identifier=KONB11%3A00006000953" class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link" data-test-class="collection-preview-result result__metadata__link"> <h2 class="title result__title"> Small dove </h2> </a> </div> </article> <article data-test-id="http://services.kb.nl/mdo/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=didl&identifier=NGVN:KONB11:00006000958-D02" id="KONB11:00006000958-D02" data-identifier="urn:gvn:KONB11:00006000958-D02" data-metadata='{"title":"Table clock","caption":" ","volumeRemark":" ","seq":" ","alternative":"Tafelhorloge","subtitle":" ","creator":null,"ppn":null,"objectlevelId":"KONB11:00006000958-D02","thumbnail":"https:\/\/imageviewer.kb.nl\/ImagingService\/imagingService?useresolver=false&id=http%3A%2F%2Fresolver.kb.nl%2Fresolve%3Furn%3Durn%3Agvn%3AKONB11%3A00006000958-D02%26size%3Dlarge&maxw=294","collectionStringNL":"Nederland - 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