Tag - taiwan

 
Menu
Search
 
July 28, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

TAIWAN

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2023
China lodges complaint over South Korean president's 'erroneous' Taiwan remarks
South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol said tension around Taiwan is part of an attempt to change the status quo by force, and he opposed such a change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2023
Philippines and China to open more communication lines to resolve maritime dispute
The Philippines' top diplomat, however, expressed his concern to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2023
As Xi befriends world leaders, he hardens his stance on the U.S.
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, rolled out the red carpet for President Luiz InAcio Lula da Silva of Brazil, lauding him as "an old friend of the Chinese people.” He sipped tea in a garden with President Emmanuel Macron of France, treating him to a performance of an ancient Chinese zither. And he...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2023
Front-line Taiwanese island holds drills to prepare for Chinese attack
The closeness of the Matsu islands to China means Taiwan's government is well aware of the dangers faced there should war break out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023
Taiwan quietly urges U.S. to calm rhetoric on China chip dangers
In quiet conversations and back-channel warnings, Taiwanese officials have urged their American counterparts to tone down their rhetoric about the dangers of relying on chips made by TSMC.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s idea of a new world order
To present a compelling alternative to China's vision of world order, the West should stop asking others to defend the existing one and start recruiting partners to build on a new vision.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2023
China bolsters military recruitment in bid to be ready for any future conflicts
In an effort to maximize its manpower, Beijing will prioritize veterans and aim to attract high-quality new recruits
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2023
Japan and France vow cooperation after Macron's comments on Taiwan
Speaking to Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, France's Catherine Colonna stated that the security of the Indo-Pacific and Europe is 'indivisible.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2023
G7 top diplomats spotlight unity on China and Russia amid talk of rift
A joint statement was used to emphasize their unity in tackling geopolitical challenges including Chinese assertiveness over Taiwan and the ongoing Ukraine war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2023
Taiwan to buy 400 U.S. anti-ship missiles intended to repel China invasion
Taiwan has previously purchased ship-launched versions of the Harpoon missile, which is made by Boeing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 18, 2023
Foxconn founder, seeking Taiwan presidency, has no plan to visit China
Terry Gou, who is one of Taiwan's most recognizable faces, launched a second bid this month for the presidential ticket of the opposition Kuomintang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2023
'I am Taiwanese': China threat toughens island's identity
At a barbed-wire museum where political prisoners were once held, visitors lauded Taiwan's democracy shaped by its own national identity on the island across from authoritarian China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2023
U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait days after China drills
A U.S. warship sailed through the waters separating Taiwan and mainland China, the U.S. Navy said, days after Beijing staged war games around the self-ruled island.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 17, 2023
China tensions top agenda as G7 diplomats meet in Japan
Top diplomats from Group of Seven countries have telegraphed what is likely to be in a joint statement, with officials stressing the importance of unity amid challenges in Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023
China launches weather satellite as flights avoid no-fly zone north of Taiwan
The no-fly announcement rattled regional nerves as it followed shortly after China staged new war games around Taiwan, which Beijing views as sovereign Chinese territory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2023
French leader adds unneeded tension to the 'One China' policy
French President Emmanuel Macron weighed in on the issue of Taiwan-China relations, and much of the world did not like his comments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2023
Why Macron’s state visit to China was a dud
French President Emmanuel Macron is building castles in the air with his quest for 'strategic autonomy' and undermining the trans-Atlantic alliance by wooing Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2023
Top diplomats to zero in on China and Ukraine challenges at G7 summit
At the Karuizawa summit, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to stress that European and Indo-Pacific security are inseparable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2023
Fears of ‘falling rocket debris’ said to be behind China’s no-fly zone near Taiwan
The plan for the no-fly zone announced by China is linked to its launch of a weather satellite, Fengyuan-3G, scheduled for Sunday morning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2023
Risk of Chinese economic blockade has Taiwan preparing response
Chinese military exercises are increasingly aimed at 'winning the war without an actual fight,” Roy Chun Lee, Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister, said in an interview.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

JNTO promotes sustainable tourism initiatives
JNTO promotes sustainable tourism initiatives

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER