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TAIWAN

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2015
Leaders of China and Taiwan set a precedent
The Singapore summit set a precedent for leaders in China and Taiwan to meet as equals as far as protocol is concerned, regardless of which party is in power in Taiwan.
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2015
A historic meeting in Singapore
Cross-strait relations took a welcome step forward last week when the leaders of China and Taiwan met in Singapore.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2015
With handshake, China's Xi seeks influence in Taiwan ahead of January vote
The scene is March of 2000: Taiwan appears set to elect an opposition leader as president in a move that is sure to upset its relationship with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2015
China-Taiwan summit was two years in the making as leaders eye legacies
Saturday's historic summit in Singapore between the presidents of China and Taiwan may have surprised many, but the sides first broached the subject about two years ago, and the leaders had their legacies very much in mind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
Beijing's pragmatic Taiwan-China summit has implications for Japan
Some observers see the announcement of the first talks in 66 years between China's president and the leader of Taiwan as a further sign of Beijing's readiness to take risks.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2015
China's unfinished island wars
China will continue to pursue its claim to the Spratly Islands, but Hainan and Taiwan remain the two great pearls of its maritime frontier strategy.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2015
U.S. presidential grandchildren tout Chinese Nationalist WWII bona fides on anniversary
Two grandchildren of World War Two-era U.S. presidents said the Chinese Nationalists' role in defeating Japan was as significant as the Communists in a rare joint appearance in Taiwan, as China launches its own high-profile parade marking the war's end.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
Taiwan to issue 'angel' and 'devil' metro cards featuring Japanese porn star
Taiwan will roll out "angel" and "devil" metro cards featuring a Japanese porn star next week, despite a public outcry and a previous decision to scrap the project.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 13, 2015
Kurihara sparks Japan women in rout of Taiwan
Shooting guard Mika Kurihara hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points to lead the Japan women's national team to a 92-52 win over the Taiwan national squad in an exhibition at Chiba Port Arena on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2015
Mitsubishi UFJ to boost Taiwan staff as cross-strait trade grows
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is seeking to expand its workforce in Taiwan as it pursues business from companies benefiting from increasing trade between the island and mainland China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2015
Taiwan school textbook row highlights antipathy to 'one China'
Protests in Taiwan over textbook revisions that students say aim to brainwash them into accepting a "one China" view of history underscore the island's growing sense of independence from its vast neighbor and geopolitical foe.
COMMENTARY / Japan / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 30, 2015
Colonial management was never a 'charity'
While Japan's rule over Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula may have brought some benefits, colonization is never altruistic.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2015
China invites ex-Kuomintang soldiers in Taiwan to mark end of war against Japan
China will welcome former soldiers living in Taiwan who fought against Japan in World War II to take part in commemorations marking 70 years since the end of the conflict in Asia, state media said Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2015
China to drop entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents
China plans to drop the entry permit requirement for Taiwan residents visiting the mainland, the official Xinhua News Agency cited a senior Chinese politician as saying on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2015
New twist in Hong Kong's democracy movement
Not only do many young people in Hong Kong no longer care about building democracy in China, they don't even care about China.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2015
Stay out of Taiwan presidential race
Both the United States and China should refrain from trying to influence the upcoming Taiwan presidential race.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
Powerful typhoon brings needed rain to northeast Philippines; two people reported killed
Heavy rains and strong winds flattened houses in coastal areas as Typhoon Noul crashed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines, killing two people and prompting more than 3,000 residents to move to shelters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 17, 2015
China's incredible shrinking factories
Eight years ago, Pascal Lighting employed about 2,000 workers on a leafy campus in southern China. Today, the Taiwanese light manufacturer has winnowed its workforce to just 200 and leased most of its space to other companies: lamp workshops, a mobile phone-maker, a logistics group, a liquor brand.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Government calls Taiwan's food-labeling move 'regrettable'
The government on Tuesday called Taiwan's plan to tighten regulations on Japanese food imports because of fears of radioactive contamination "extremely regrettable."
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
China rejects Taiwan's bid to become AIIB founding member
Taiwan is not able to become a founding member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank but is still welcome to become an ordinary member in the future, the Chinese government said on Monday.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

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