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TAIWAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2021
A U.N. system with Taiwan in it would be more resilient
Taiwan believes its effective response to the global pandemic at home and abroad shows there is no compelling reason for it not to play a constructive role in the U.N. system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2021
BioNTech vaccines finally reach Taiwan after heated political wrangling
Taiwan has blamed China, which claims the island as its own territory, for nixing an original order from the German firm earlier this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
Taiwan says China can 'paralyze' its defenses — and threat is worsening
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said in its annual report on China's armed forces that Beijing is able to fully monitor the island's military deployments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2021
China beats Taiwan to the punch in announcing new vaccine delivery
China announced the delivery timetable for a highly politicized order of COVID-19 vaccines from BioNTech SE , saying the first 932,000 shots would arrive on the island Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2021
To China's chagrin, Japan-Taiwan talks could pave the way for closer ties
In recent months, the Tokyo-Taipei relationship has grown even closer as Japan became far more vocal in the public sphere about its concerns over China's assertiveness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2021
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait after Chinese assault drills
The passage comes amid a spike in military tensions in the past two years between Taiwan and China, and follows Chinese assault drills last week near the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021
Pentagon holds talks with Chinese military for first time under Biden
Despite growing tensions, U.S. military officials have long sought to have open lines of communication with their Chinese counterparts to manage risks between the two countries.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2021
Taiwan and Japan ruling parties discuss China and military cooperation
China condemned the talks last week, saying Japan should not send 'wrong signals' about Taiwan's independence.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2021
Japan and Taiwan ruling parties to hold security talks Friday
The talks are the latest sign of a more coordinated response among democratic governments concerned about China's increasingly assertive actions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 24, 2021
Afghanistan is not Japan, South Korea or Taiwan
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan should not be construed with its commitments to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The U.S. Afghan presence was pressed upon it by the 9/11 attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2021
Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen leads way with first domestic COVID-19 shot
The president gave her personal stamp of approval as the island began rolling out the contested shot, which critics say had a rushed approval.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2021
A $13 billion sneaker fortune started on a pig farm in Taiwan
Today, the founder of Huali Industrial Group is worth more than $13 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn deletes erroneous Taiwan tweet after Chinese media labels him 'dotard'
The lawmaker, a known China hawk, wrongly claimed that the United States currently has 30,000 troops stationed in self-ruled Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2021
China trumpets U.S. decline, but Asia's lessons from Afghan chaos hard to discern
Even as Chinese state media seizes on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a signal of America's decline, the view from Beijing's halls of power is likely far more nuanced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2021
Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says
Premier Su Tseng-chang offered an indirect warning to powerful neighbor China not to be 'deluded' into thinking it could take the island in an invasion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2021
Taiwan for all intents and purposes is an independent country. Deal with it.
The best way to raise the diplomatic costs of adventurism to China is to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state and grant it full diplomatic recognition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2021
New buyers take the sting out of China’s ban on Taiwanese pineapples
A surge in shipments to Japan and a domestic 'save the farmers” campaign have helped cushion the blow of Beijing's block on imports of the sweet, juicy fruit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2021
U.S. approves potential sale of howitzers to Taiwan: Pentagon
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 40 155mm M109A6 Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer artillery systems to Taiwan in a deal valued at up to $750 million, the Pentagon said.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2021
Hong Kong’s fate spurs Japan to speak up about defending Taiwan
A more supportive policy toward Taipei is emblematic of a broader shift by Tokyo in response to China's crackdown on Hong Kong and increased military activities in the Taiwan Strait.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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