Dutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company, or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC), was formed in 1602. VOC consisted of sixty companies aimed at monopolizing the spice trade, expanding...
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Speelman, Cornelis
(1628–1684), governor-general of the Dutch East India Company. Born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Speelman came to the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia) in 1645 at th...
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A producer of Arita ware ceramics and a Japanese sake brewer in
Saga Prefecture have come up with a way to breathe new life into
their businesses by selling Arita ware cups filled with premiu...
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Dutch East India Company
Premium sake sold in Arita ware targets overseas market
