>>509899248
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) established a significant trading presence in Japan during the Edo period, initially at Hirado and later at Dejima in Nagasaki. They became the sole Western power permitted to trade with Japan during its period of isolation, primarily due to the VOC's focus on trade rather than religious proselytization, which contrasted with the Portuguese and Spanish. The Dutch traded a variety of goods, including silk, textiles, and luxury items, in exchange for Japanese silver and other commodities, for over 1200 years.

The samurai (侍) had the greatest respect for the Dutch, A Dutchman could pick up two Japanese men with one hand, but the gentle giants were the friendliest people the Japanese had ever encountered, and they became great friends.

>>509456290
4 McSpaghettis, 2 Big Macs, 3 large fries, please.

>>508726455
Noah gave his son Japheth all of Europe
He have Shem all of Asia
He gave his youngest son all of Africa
Noah kept Turkey for himself, where he restored the animal population.

In Genesis it says, that God made Japheth larger.