As Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Japan, John Feng believes that strengthening ties between Tokyo and Taipei is vital to securing bilateral prosperity.
"Taiwan and Japan have a genuine, people-to-people relationship. We are close strategically, historically and geographically," Feng, 62, who arrived in Japan on Sept. 27, said during an interview with The Japan Times on Friday.
The experienced diplomat kicked off his stint as chief of the Taipei Economic Cultural Representative Office last month. But he is no stranger to Japanese culture.