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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023
Taiwan president starts sensitive U.S. stopover as China warns against meetings
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York vowing en route not to let external pressure prevent the island from engaging with the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2023
Official or unofficial? How Taiwan is rethinking diplomatic engagement.
Bolstering unofficial ties and not ruling out dual recognition with Beijing-aligned countries are some ways Taipei is trying to avoid being internationally isolated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023
Japan's top diplomat set for first visit to China since 2019
As Tokyo presses for the release of a detained Japanese national, Yoshimasa Hayashi has set his sights on a visit to China in an effort to right foundering ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2023
Biden aide speaks with China counterpart as tension spikes
The previously unreported call took place before a stop in the U.S. by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen en route to Central America, a trip that’s likely to further inflame Beijing’s ire.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023
'We are all Chinese,' former Taiwan president says while visiting China
Taiwan's ruling party has asked why Ma Ying-jeou is visiting China just after Beijing took away diplomatic ally Honduras on Sunday, leaving the island with ties to just 13 countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2023
An anxious Asia arms for a war it hopes to prevent
Doubts about both China and the United States are driving an arms race in the Indo-Pacific with echoes of World War II and new levels of risk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
With U.S. trip, Taiwan leader may be aiming to temper China's ire, ex-diplomat says
William Stanton, former head of the American Institute of Taiwan, says President Tsai Ing-wen may see visit as way of avoiding increased tensions with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023
Honduras ends decadeslong Taiwan ties as Taipei decries monetary demands
Taiwan's foreign minister accused the Central American country of demanding exorbitant amounts of money and being lured by Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023
Taiwan vice president calls for military dialogue with Japan
Lai Ching-te, who will be the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential elections, has said that Taiwan and Japan need to establish a military dialogue mechanism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / Q&A
Mar 23, 2023
To 'stand on Taiwanese soil': An interview with Taiwan's top diplomat
Joseph Wu shares his thoughts on Tokyo-Taipei cooperation, TSMC semiconductors, Japan's new defense posture and the future of relations with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2023
Taiwan foreign minister sees growing engagement through unofficial diplomacy
In an exclusive interview, Taipei's top diplomat says he expects a growing number of representatives from world democracies to visit the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023
U.S. to gain military access in north Philippines near Taiwan
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that the sites will be identified once formalized with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2023
Kishida in Kyiv: PM tries to burnish diplomatic chops, but will this translate domestically?
While Kishida was able to contrast himself with Xi and boost his own global profile, the affect the trip will have on his popularity at home remains uncertain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2023
Taiwan leader’s plan to visit U.S. set to test Xi’s new peacemaker image
The meeting comes at a delicate time for Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is seeking to bolster his credentials as a stable geopolitical mediator
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023
Former Taiwan President Ma open to meeting leaders on landmark China trip
Ma Ying-jeou is 'at his host's disposal' when it comes to meetings with senior leaders during a trip to China this month, but there are no plans for him to visit Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2023
TSMC’s container maker is the hidden jewel of Japan’s chip industry
Valqua makes specialized, superclean containers for storing essential chipmaking chemicals, and it expects to hit its highest sales ever this fiscal year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2023
The global community should recognize Taiwan — or else
Diplomatic acceptance by the global community of the self-ruled island of Taiwan may be the only way to deter Chinese aggression.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023
Japan sends missile units to southwestern island to face China threat
Up to 570 GSDF members will be stationed at a newly established garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 16, 2023
Fear of the dark: Taiwan sees wartime frailty in communication links with world
War in Ukraine lends new urgency to Taiwan's security needs, especially against cyberattacks or attempts to sever cables that connect the island to the internet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2023
Debts and investment spur Honduran change of allegiance to China
Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina said his country was 'up to its neck' in financial challenges and debt — including $600 million it owes Taiwan.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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