more Contact & Route Opening Days & Hours Visa Bringing Medicines What's New go to list 2026/1/16 Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (Japanese Studies Students) for 2026 2026/1/8 Visit by H.E. Ambassador MICHII to H.E. Ambassador Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the OPCW and the ICC (January 7, 2026) 2026/1/1 New Year’s Greeting 2026 from Ambassador Michii Working Holiday Visa (Applications for 2026 are available) 2025/12/24 Visit by H.E. Ambassador MICHII to Judge AKANE Tomoko, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) (December 19, 2025) 2025/12/23 Meeting between Ambassador MICHII and Dr. Marcin Czepelak, Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (December 18, 2025) 2025/12/19 Signing Ceremony of the Japan-Netherlands Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) (December 18, 2025) Ambassador MICHII Presents His Credentials to the OPCW Director-General (December 18, 2025) Visit by H.E. Ambassador MICHII to Judge IWASAWA Yuji, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (December 17, 2025) Ambassador MICHII Presents His Credentials to H.M. the King (December 17, 2025) 2025/12/18 Announcement of the first opening day in 2026 2025/12/15 The 37th Japanese Public Speaking Contest / 第37回日本語弁論大会 2025/12/9 Greeting from Ambassador Michii Radar Illumination of JASDF Aircraft by Chinese Military Aircraft 2025/12/5 Reception held to launch Japan’s candidature in the 2026 Election of ICC judges (December 2, 2025) 2025/11/25 Dr. AKIYAMA, First Director of Inspections at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), received the OPCW Hague Award. (Monday, November 24, 2025) 2025/11/17 Japan–Netherlands Science and Technology Networking Reception (Monday, November 10, 2025) 2025/11/11 Ambassador MINAMI's Farewell Reception(November 6, 2025) 2025/11/3 Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette upon Prof. Em. Dr. Janny de Jong(November 3, 2025) 2025/10/30 Conferment Ceremony of the Certificate of Commendation 2025(October 24, 2025) go to list Embassy's News Exchange Program close The Japanese Public Speaking Contest / 日本語弁論大会 (Application deadline: February 23, 2026) Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (Japanese Studies Students) for 2026 (Application deadline: February 12, 2026) Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship (Research Students) for 2026 (Application deadline: May 20, 2025) JET Programme MIRAI Program Pick up close Information: Bringing Medicines into Japan Living and Work Guidebook in Japan Be aware of fraudulent website, social media, emails in an attempt to extract payments from visa applicants Educational Presentation Event Calendar Ambassador Michii Greeting Highlights close Japan-related Event Calendar Educational Presentation What's New Archives Overview (JP-NL Relations) [528KB] Social Media close The 425th Anniversary of Japan-Netherlands exchange