thejapantimes, 18 days ago to Japan

Tokyo said on Wednesday that it had protested “extremely inappropriate remarks” by China’s ambassador to Japan earlier this week, which appeared to insinuate that Japanese people would be “brought into the fire” of conflict over support for self-ruled Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/japan/politics/japan-protest-china-envoy-taiwan-remark/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #china #yoshimasahayashi

thejapantimes, 19 days ago to worldwithoutus

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #us #pla #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations #joebiden #tsaiingwen

thejapantimes, 20 days ago to worldwithoutus

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te took the oath of office Monday in Taipei, as he eyes protecting stability and maintaining the status quo in the island’s fraught relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-lai-ching-te-inauguration/ #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #laichingte #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to Japan

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an met with Japanese ruling party officials, including former Prime Minister Taro Aso, in Tokyo on Wednesday in his first visit to Japan since assuming office in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/politics/taipei-mayor-japan-visit/ #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chiangwanan #ldp #taroaso

thejapantimes, 25 days ago to worldwithoutus

Amid fears of war, Taiwan's incoming president, Lai Ching-te, has a message for the world. When he delivers his inaugural address on Monday, he will have its attention. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-inauguration-preview/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #pla #us #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Many local governments in Japan are working to send support to Taiwan, which was hit by a major earthquake on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/05/japan/local-governments-support-taiwan/ #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #localgovernment #taiwan #earthquakes #ishikawa #fukushima #miyagi #iwate

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te has met with Japanese lawmakers and expressed gratitude to Tokyo for supporting the expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/20/companies/taiwan-thanks-japan-for-tsmc/ #business #companies #taiwanjapanrelations #tsmc #chipmakers #investment #kumamoto #laichingte

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Japan will find a like-minded ally in Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te, who hopes to build even stronger ties with Tokyo as both look warily at China’s designs on the self-ruled island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/15/japan/politics/taiwan-election-japan-reactions/?utm_content=buffer63e85&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #china #laichingte

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwan's upcoming 2024 elections are set to be the most consequential in Asia — and have the world on edge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-presidential-election-preview/?utm_content=buffer5151a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #us #usmilitary #pla #laichingte #houyuih #kowenje #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #2023inreview

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Japan wants to expand cooperation and exchanges with Taiwan during a meeting with the island's representative at the APEC multilateral forum. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/18/japan/politics/fumio-kishida-japan-taiwan-ties/?utm_content=buffer6ed66&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #fumiokishida #apec #china #taiwan #pla

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan

Japanese ruling party executive Koichi Hagiuda arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a three-day stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/politics/ldp-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=bufferbe944&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #ldp #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 8 months ago to Japan

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will visit Taiwan for three days from Monday, the party said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/japan/koichi-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=buffer92a4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #koichihagiuda #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #ldp

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

An openly gay assemblyman from Aichi Prefecture and his Taiwanese partner, who wed in Taipei, have called on Tokyo to swiftly legalize same-sex marriage to ensure equality for sexual minorities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/22/japan/society/japan-taiwan-same-sex-marriage/?utm_content=bufferba7c1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #samesexmarriage #lgbtq #jcp #masahiroshibaguchi #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 9 months ago to Japan

The Taiwan Strait is “gradually tilting toward a time of emergency," former Prime Minister Taro Aso said during a rare visit to Taipei on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-speech/?utm_content=buffer2e35a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taroaso #taiwan #defense #tsaiingwen #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Japan

Former Prime Minister Taro Aso, currently the vice president of the ruling LDP, will visit Taiwan next week, in a move that will likely trigger a strong backlash from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/04/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-trip/?utm_content=buffer8c247&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #taroaso

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to Japan

Ruling parties from Japan and Taiwan on Thursday agreed to keep close communications on regional issues including China's growing military pressure on Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/28/japan/politics/ruling-parties-of-japan-and-taiwan-agree-to-discuss-regional-issues/?utm_content=buffercff61&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #ldp #china #economicsecurity

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Akie Abe has wrapped up her first overseas trip since the death of her husband Shinzo Abe, and vowed to do her utmost to cultivate a strong friendship between Tokyo and Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/national/akie-abe-taiwan-trip/?utm_content=buffer7351a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen called for the continued deepening of friendship between the island and Japan during a meeting in Taipei with Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/19/national/akie-abe-taiwan/?utm_content=bufferd089d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations #tsaiingwen

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The widow of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Taiwan next week and is expected to meet with Tsai Ing-wen, the island's leader, and Vice President Lai Ching-te, who attended a funeral for Abe in Tokyo last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/national/akie-abe-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=bufferf2519&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations #shinzoabeassassination

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun led a trial run of a ferry service on Tuesday from the island's eastern county of Yilan to Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni, in a bid to boost tourism and ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/national/taiwan-yilan-yonaguni-ferry/?utm_content=buffercf142&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #yonaguni #keijifuruya #taiwanjapanrelations #yousikun