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Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn

Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn (or Lodensteijn; 1556–1623), known in Japanese as , was a Dutch navigator and trader.

Jan Joosten was a native of Delft and one of the first Dutchmen in Japan, and the second mate on the Dutch ship ''De Liefde'', which was stranded in Japan in 1600. He remained in Japan and served as a diplomatic advisor and interpreter to the Tokugawa shogunate on trade and economic matters. He was also engaged in the }} trade in Asia.

The current name of the area around Tokyo Station in Japan, ''Yaesu'', derives from his Japanese name ''Yayōsu''. Provided by Wikipedia