Japan-Netherlands Relations (Basic Data) 
April 2013
Basic Data
- Official diplomatic and trade relations between the Netherlands and Japan were established in 1609.
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Netherlands: 6,465 (2012)
- Number of Dutch nationals residing in Japan: 1,097 (2011)
- Trade with Japan:
- Exports: tobacco, general machinery, pharmaceutical products, etc.
- Imports: general machinery, electrical machinery and transportation equipments etc.
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(billion yen)
Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Exports 1,713.8 2,180.9 2,185.1 1,260.0 1,430.5 1,428.9 Imports 253.1 329.3 395.8 322.8 347.5 455.2 - Direct Investment from Japan:
- Stocks (2011): 6,589.5 billion yen ranks largest among the EU countries.
VIP Visits
- From Japan to the Netherlands (since year 2000)
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Year Name 2000 Their Majesties Emperor and Empress
Director-General of the National Environment Agency Yoriko Kawaguchi2001 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino
Minister of the Environment Yoriko Kawaguchi2002 His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino (Prince Claus' state funeral)2004 Minister of State for Defense Shigeru Ishiba
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino (Princess Juliana's state funeral)2005 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi 2006 Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess and Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko 2009 Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone (International conference on Afghanistan)
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino (official visit)
2011 Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Yutaka Banno 2012 Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tetsuo Morimoto 2013 Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (6th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI)) - From the Netherlands to Japan (since year 2000)
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Year Name 2000 Prime Minister W. Kok
Minister of Foreign Affairs J.J. Van Aartsen
Member of the Senate F.K. Altes and his party
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs A. Jorritsma-Lebbink
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment J.P. Pronk
Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management T. Netelenbos
Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries L.J. Brinkhorst
State Secretary for Economic Affairs G. Ybema2002 Minister of Development Cooperation E.L.Herfkens
Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment J.P. Pronk2003 His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange (World Water Forum) 2004 Minister of Economic Affairs L.J. Brinkhorst
Minister of Defense H.G.J Kamp2005 Minister of Foreign Affairs B.R. Bot
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and Her Royal Highness Princess Máxima
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs L.J. Brinkhorst2006 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance G. Zalm
Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport H. Hoogervorst
Minister of Economic Affairs J.G. Wijn2007 Minister of Transport and Waterworks K.M.H. Peijs
His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange2008 His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange
Minister of Economic Affairs M.J.A. van der Hoeven
Minister of Foreign Affairs M.J.M. Verhagen2009 Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management C. Eurlings
Prime Minister J.P. Balkenende
Minister of Education, Culture and Science R.H.A. Plasterk
Minister for European Affairs F.C.G.M. Timmermans2010 Minister of Economic Affairs M.J.A. van der Hoeven 2011 Minister of Foreign Affairs U. Rosenthal 2012 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation M.J.M. Verhagen
Minister of Finance De Jager
Minister for European Affairs and International Cooperation (State Secretary for Foreign Affairs) B.Knapen2013 Vice Minister of Finance F.Weekers
Cultural Exchanges
Japanese-Dutch Cultural Agreement was signed in 1980.
Recent Trends
The year 2000 marked 400 years of relations between Japan and the Netherlands.
The year 2008 marked the 150th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.
The year 2009 marked 400th anniversary of Trade relations between two countries.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, there was a number of charity events held all over the Netherlands.
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