Some bitterness remains among Dutch, host of Japan imperial family
...................Col. Bert Wassenaar, the crown equerry of the Dutch Royal Military Police who was in the city last week, said the royal visit was attributable to the current relations between Japan and the Netherlands.
"I think good relations between the two countries have made this trip possible," he said. Many Dutch people have welcomed the royal visit.
"I read about her in a magazine," said Nadia Lorenzini, 37, a hotel receptionist in Amsterdam. "I feel sorry for her and hope she feels better during her stay."
Norman Smit, 47, a tourism employee in Apeldoorn, wished Princess Masako well, and said, "I hope this stay becomes a special one for her." For an ordinary Dutch citizen such as Ronald Admiraal, the bilateral relations cannot look better than now. "I think Dutch-Japanese relations are already pretty good. I don't know what more can be added," said the 53-year-old bookstore owner in Amsterdam who likes to play the Japanese board game go..................
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JAPAN: Royal visit, tag-along Japanese press get Dutch media play
.....................Dutch newspapers, including
Algemeen Dagblad and
De Telegraaf, all ran big photos of Friday's event in their Saturday editions.
In its photo caption,
Algemeen said, "The Japanese have shown great interest in the Imperial holidays because the Crown Prince's family rarely appears in public."
De Telegraaf, in its Saturday edition, referred to a rumor apparently circulating in the Netherlands that the Crown Princess wants to see a "European specialist" during her trip to consult about her condition. A Japanese newspaper reporter quoted in the article called the rumor unfounded.............................
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