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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2015
Kyushu entrepreneur hoping to tap Taiwan's hunger for pancakes
A branch of the Kyushu Pancake Cafe opened in Taipei on Monday, as the Japanese business ventures into the highly competitive yet lucrative Taiwanese market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Taiwan lodges protest over China's new air routes
Taiwan filed an objection with the United Nations aviation agency over new commercial flight routes off China's southeastern coast that it said poses a safety risk to its planes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2015
Japan lobbied for Taiwan to keep U.N. seat in 1971: declassified documents
The central government lobbied in support of Taiwan's bid to keep its seat at the United Nations ahead of the 1971 General Assembly, at which China became a member, according to Japanese diplomatic documents declassified on Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2014
Occupy Central's spirit endures
The Occupy Central movement that shut down the heart of Hong Kong for 79 days over the demand for greater democracy in the Special Administrative Region is over. But the impulses that drove the movement have not disspated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2014
Taiwan Navy gets first homemade 'carrier killer'
Taiwan's Navy on Tuesday accepted a prototype of the island's first self-developed stealth missile corvette, days after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a bill authorizing the sale of four Perry-class guided missile frigates to Taiwan.
WORLD
Dec 22, 2014
Taiwan thanks U.S. for frigate sale
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense thanked the United States on Friday for selling four Perry-class frigates to the island despite opposition from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2014
Scotch-happy Taiwan stoking demand for Japanese whiskies
Brewing and distillery giant Suntory Holdings Ltd. was among three Japanese businesses invited to promote their products one night in Taipei earlier this month at a party to celebrate Emperor Akihito's birthday on Dec. 23.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 19, 2014
China lodges protest after Obama approves Taiwan frigate sale
China said on Friday it had lodged a protest with the United States after President Barack Obama signed into law legislation authorising the sale of up to four Perry-class guided missile frigates to Taiwan.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2014
Taiwan says 3/11 ban on Japanese food exports to remain in place
Taiwan will continue to ban food imports from five prefectures tainted by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster despite Tokyo's efforts to apply stricter export inspections.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2014
Weak yen brings record 12.18 million people to Japan in 11 months to November
The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the January-November period exceeded 12 million, figures showed Wednesday, as a weaker yen made hotels, food and travel more attractive to foreign-currency holders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2014
Taiwan's voters say 'hands off'
Taiwanese voters late last month sent an important message to their government and to Big Brother China watching from across the narrow strait — hands off our democracy.
EDITORIALS
Dec 9, 2014
A test for Taiwan and China
It's been a rough year for Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. His popularity has been dragged down by sluggish economic growth and doubts about his commitment to Taiwan's sovereignty. And the recent unrest in Hong Kong as well as last month's stunning defeat for the ruling party in local elections have magnified his worries.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2014
Election results show Taiwan needs a reboot
This past weekend Taiwan's voters demonstrated their displeasure over President Ma Ying-jeou's pro-China strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 27, 2014
Shadowy Chinese agency woos Taiwanese to win island back
Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland. To that end, the Taiwanese businessmen working in China form a beachhead in a war of hearts and minds.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2014
Taiwan to check waste shipments from Japan for radiation
Waste such as plastic and scrap metal that's carried in shipping containers from Japan must be checked for radiation when it arrives at the island's seaports, Taiwan's legislature says.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2014
Taiwan eyes homegrown submarines after 13-year wait on U.S. deal
Taiwan is moving ahead with plans to build its own submarines, with an initial design to be completed by year-end, after lengthy delays in getting eight vessels under a 2001 U.S. defense deal and as China's navy expands rapidly.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2014
Number of tourists to visit Japan so far this year tops 10 million
More than 10 million foreigners are believed to have visited Japan so far this year, amid a weakening yen and relaxed visa restrictions for some nationals.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2014
Ex-Taiwan President Lee leaves for Japan vacation
Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui left for Japan on Friday for a seven-day vacation that will take him to several parts of the country.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Taiwan says unsafe 'gutter oil' products did not enter Japan
Japan did not import any products made with the "gutter oil" raising growing concern about food safety in Taiwan, the island's health authorities said Friday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 27, 2014
Japanese tree doctors make house call to save famous Taiwan maple
On July 25, Tokuo Yamashita and Yoshihisa Kawaguchi flew to Taitung County in southeastern Taiwan to rescue a tree.
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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