In 1639, this country set up a trading post at Hirado, and two years later did the same at Deshima; for the next 215 years, this was the only European country allowed to trade with (*) Japan.
A major scandal in this colonial power's possessions occurred when a half-Japanese, 12-years-old girl had a tryst with a 15-year-old boy, causing the leader of an organization from this power to put the boy to death. In 1639, this country set up a trading post at Hirado, and two years later did the same at Deshima; for the next 215 years, this was the only European country allowed to trade with (*) Japan. This country's East India Company, known as the VOC, was led by a man who founded the city of Batavia on the site of what is now Jakarta, Indonesia. This country's VOC also employed Abel Tasman, who called the Australian island now named for him "Van Diemen's Land" after another colonialist from this country. For 10 points, name this country whose former colonies, including Aruba and Suriname, still have many Dutch speakers.
A major scandal in this colonial power's possessions occurred when a half-Japanese, 12-years-old girl had a tryst with a 15-year-old boy, causing the leader of an organization from this power to put the boy to death.
The Netherlands [or Holland]