Famed Japanese engineer's effects sell for $100,000 at auction to Taiwanese businessman
A Taiwanese businessman has won an auction for the personal effects of late Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta and plans to donate them to a museum built to honor his contributions to Taiwan, a local newspaper has reported. The Chinese-language China Times reported in its ...
A ceremony was held in Tainan Sunday to mark the completion of repair of the vandalized statue of a Japanese engineer who made great contributions to the agricultural development in southern Taiwan during Japan's colonial rule. Last month the head of the statue of Yoichi ...
Japanese engineer whose statue was decapitated lauded by Taiwan
Taiwan's Presidential Office on Wednesday heaped praise on late Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta for his contributions to the island, after his statue was found beheaded over the weekend. Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang told a news conference that Hatta was an internationally renowned expert ...
Statue of Japanese civil engineer in southern Taiwan park found beheaded
A statue commemorating a Japanese civil engineer in southern Taiwan who contributed to Taiwan's development was found decapitated Sunday, local media reported. Central News Agency and other outlets said an investigation is underway to uncover the motive behind the vandalism and that Tainan Mayor William ...
