• New Year’s Reception (January 8, 2020) (10/01/2020) New!
• Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Professor Rien T. Segers, professor emeritus and founder of the Center for Japanese Studies, Groningen University (05/11/2019)
• Mrs. Jeanette A. Taudin Chabot receives the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (25 October 2019) (28/10/2019)
• Welcome reception Ambassador and Mrs. Horinouchi (11 October 2019) (17/10/2019)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mrs. Elise Wessels-van Houdt, director of the Nihon no hanga (Japanese prints) Museum (July 18, 2019) (22/07/2019)
• The Japan Self-Defence Forces Day reception (June 26, 2019) (01/07/2019)
• Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays upon Mrs. Elise Wessels-van Houdt, director of Nihon no hanga Museum (21/05/2019)
• Celebratory book for the enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor (May 1-3, 2019) (10/05/2019)
• Cocktail reception to celebrate the enthronement of the new Emperor on May 1st 2019 (06/05/2019)
• Conferment Ceremony of ”The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mr. Albert Emmink, founder and former chairman of the Foundation Friends of Japan (January 18, 2019) (23/01/2019)
• Reception for the Celebration of the Emperor’s Birthday (December 11 2018) (14/12/2018)
• Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays upon Mr. Albert Emmink, the founder and former chairman of the Foundation Friends of Japan (03/11/2018)
• The Japan Self-Defence Forces Day reception (June 26, 2018) (29/06/2018)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mrs. Elizabeth van der Wind-Hamill, a former local staff member of the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands (June 21, 2018) (25/06/2018)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mr. Hans de Wekker, former president of the Kyudo Renmei Nederland (June 12, 2018) (13/06/2018)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Silver Rays upon Mr. Cornelis Johannes Nolten, the former local staff of the Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands (January 31, 2018) (06/02/2018)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” for Dr. J.A. Stam, Professor Emeritus of Erasmus University Rotterdam and University of Twente (December 15, 2017) (19/12/2017)
• Reception for the Celebration of the Emperor’s Birthday (December 7, 2017) (13/12/2017)
• Reception to introduce the new Honorary Consul-General in Rotterdam Mr. Willem Briët (November 24, 2017) (28/11/2017)
• Mr.Susumu Shimokawa, Chef at the residence of the Ambassador of Japan receives the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (September 28, 2017) (10/10/2017)
• Mrs. Ikuko OSADA, Former Deputy Secretary General, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Netherlands receives the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (September 13, 2017) (19/09/2017)
• Ambassador’s commendation awarded to Ms. Mirjam van ’t Veld, Mayor of Amstelveen (September 11, 2017) (13/09/2017)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” upon Mr. Jacob van der Goot, the former Honorary Consul-General of Japan in Rotterdam (11 July 2017) (13/07/2017)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” for Mr. Hein Odinot, former president of the Nederlandse Kendo Renmei (4 July 2017) (07/07/2017)
• The Foreign Minister’s Commendations for the Mrs. Ikuko OSADA Former Deputy Secretary General, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Netherlands (29/06/2017)
• The Japan Self-Defence Forces Day reception (7 June, 2017) (12/06/2017)
• Reception to introduce the new Honorary Consul-General in Amsterdam Mr. Jos ter Avest (10 May 2017) (11/05/2017)
• Ambassador’s commendation awarded to the advisory committee of the Japan-Netherlands Peace Exchange Program (27/01/2017)
• Reception for the Celebration of the Emperor’s Birthday (21/12/2016)
• Joint Statement between the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (20/12/2016)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mrs. Christa de Kemp-Everts, Managing Director of the Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation, Former Director of the Japan Desk of the amsterdam inbusiness (09/12/2016)
• The Foundation Friends of Japan receives the Foreign Minister’s Commendation (25/10/2016)
• Agreement between Chiba Prefecture and NOC*NSF for pre-camps 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games (07/07/2016)
• Reception for the Celebration of the Japan Self-Defence Force Day (30/06/2016)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette” upon Mr. Radboud L.J. Maria Molijn, Managing Director of the Dutch & Japanese Trade Federation (24/06/2016)
• Conferment Ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun、 Gold and Silver Rays” upon Mrs. Corrie van der Meer-Fischer、 President of the Dutch Ikebana Association (23/06/2016)
• Conferment ceremony of “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” for the Honourable Mr. Jan van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht (27/05/2016)
• Conferral of ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette’ upon Mr.
• The passing of Mr. Frans J. van Lanschot, Honorary Consul General of Japan in Amsterdam (29/01/2016)
• Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Mr. Marcel P.R.C. van Aelst, President of Hotel Okura Amsterdam (17/12/2015)
• Joint Statement on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership for Sustainable Peace and Prosperity between Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (11/11/2015)
• Conferment Ceremony of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Prof. Harmen Beukers, Scaliger Professor Special Collections at the Leiden University library (19/10/2015)
• The 100th anniversary of YASKAWA (14/10/2015)
• Visit of the 6th Japan-Netherlands Student Conference to the Japanese Embassy (28/08/2015)
• Commendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan to the SieboldHuis Foundation (19 August 2015) (19/08/2015)
• Gathering of the 10 years anniversary of the Japan-Netherlands Peace Exchange Program (15 July 2015) (23/07/2015)
• Reception for the Celebration of the Japan Self-Defence Force Day (23 June 2015) (25/06/2015)
• Conferral of The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon upon Prof. Harmen Beukers, Scaliger Professor Special Collections at the Leiden University library (29 April) (29/04/2015)
• Ambassador Tsuji joins the opening ceremony of the new Canon-Nippon Express warehouse in Rotterdam (6 February) (12/02/2015)
• Minister Shimomura, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology visits the Netherlands (17-20 January) (03/02/2015)
• New Year's Reception (15 January) (26/01/2015)
• Statement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe regarding the hostage incident of Japanese nationals in Syria (25/01/2015)
• State Minister Yamagiwa visits the Netherlands (14-16 January) (23/01/2015)

• Basic Information on the relations between Japan and the Netherlands
• List of Sister Cities between Japan and the Netherlands
  
  
• Nederlands-Japanse Vereniging
• Japan-Netherlands Institute
• Japan-Netherlands Society
  
  
• Netherlands Institute for War Documentation (NIOD)
  
  
• Royal Netherlands Embassy in Japan

The year 2009 marked the 400th anniversary of Trade Relations
between Japan and the Netherlands.

Message from Former Foreign Minister Koumura
Message from Foreign Minister Ver Hagen

Event Calender 2009

Events in Japan

Mutual Judicial Assistance: Methods for a Court of a Foreign State to Request Japan to Serve Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents and Take Evidence