Taiwan and Japan have signed five mostly trade-related pacts in Taipei after the two sides inked a landmark fishery deal in April.
In the absence of diplomatic ties, the agreements and memoranda of understanding were signed Tuesday by East Asian Relations Commission Chairman Lee Chia-chin and Mitsuo Ohashi, chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, at a hotel in downtown Taipei.
Ohashi said Taiwan is an "important partner and friend" of Japan in terms of economic and personal exchanges.