The JNS held a New Year Party at Gakushi Kaikan in Jimbocho on Tuesday, 22 January.  Attended by H. E. Mr. Aart Jacobi, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Japan, approximately 90 JNS members and guests, both Dutch and Japanese, celebrated the New Year with delight. We would like to express our special thanks to our corporate members, and the Japan-Netherlands Society in Kansai, who have kindly donated prizes for the annual lottery.