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TAIWAN

COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2017
Returning from Taiwan after Japan's defeat
August is a time for remembering much about Japan both before and after World War II.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2017
A greener grid for East Asia
Currently 22 percent of South Korea's energy needs, and 14 percent of Taiwan's, are met by nuclear — those ratios are now set to drop dramatically.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2017
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017
Taiwan blackout affects millions of households amid stifling summer heat
Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening that hit businesses and residential homes, affecting close to 7 million households on the heavily industrialized island amid sweltering heat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2017
Historic Taipei shrine dating back to Japanese colonial era vandalized
A historic shrine in Taipei dating back to the Japanese colonial period has been vandalized, local media reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 15, 2017
Japan's financial firms team with rural areas to offer unique tourism experiences to visitors from overseas
Some financial institutions and other businesses are teaming up with municipalities to attract more foreign visitors to rural Japan, by offering unique tours and useful information.
EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 2017
Respect the will of Taiwanese
The Chinese government should respect the will of Taiwan's voters on the unification issue.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 9, 2017
'Le Moulin' gives a voice to Taiwanese poets who wrote under Japan's colonial rule
The word "nisshiki" (Japanese style) can often be seen on storefront signs in Taiwan to indicate chic, high-end products. It's a little similar to what we in Japan associate with luxury items from France, though "nisshiki" is a holdover from the days when Taiwan was under Japanese rule (1895-1945).
BASKETBALL
Jul 28, 2017
Japan women clinch spot in Asia Cup semis, qualify for 2018 World Cup
Japan's national team reached the semifinals of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup with an easy victory over Taiwan on Thursday, a win that also secured qualification for the 2018 FIBA Women's World Cup.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Jul 25, 2017
Taiwan looks back on 130-year railway legacy initiated by colonial ruler Japan
This year marks the 130th anniversary of the start of construction of Taiwan's first railway, back when the island was part of China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2017
NRA to put radiation posts on Tsushima, Yonaguni to monitor atomic plants in South Korea and Taiwan
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will open new radiation monitoring posts Tsushima Island in Nagasaki Prefecture and Yonaguni Island in Okinawa to broaden its ability to detect power plant accidents overseas, sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2017
China opens movie theater on disputed island in South China Sea
Chinese soldiers and residents on one the islands the country controls in the contested South China Sea can now visit the cinema after the first movie theater in the strategic waterway opened its doors Saturday, according to state media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2017
17th century Japanese porcelain on loan to Taiwan damaged
A centuries-old porcelain plate on loan from Japan has been found partially damaged, but a joint investigation has ruled out vandalism and human negligence, Taiwan's National Palace Museum said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2017
China 'murdered' Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo: Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontieres), which advocates freedom of information around the world, on Tuesday accused Chinese authorities of having "murdered" Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo by denying him proper medical care during his incarceration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2017
U.S. Navy destroyer monitored Chinese carrier in Taiwan Strait: report
The U.S. Navy deployed an Aegis destroyer to monitor the passage of China's first aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait last week, local media reported on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2017
Taiwan to conditionally lift 16-year-old import ban on Japanese beef
Taiwan has decided in principle to lift a ban since 2001 on beef imported from Japan, action taken following the discovery there of cattle with mad cow disease, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement posted Monday on its website.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 13, 2017
Renho to disclose family registry in bid to quell furor over dual nationality
Born to a Taiwanese father, the Democratic Party leader says she will show documents to dispel questions of foreign citizenship in a move seen by critics as caving to xenophobia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2017
Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier sails into its ADIZ
China's Liaoning aircraft carrier entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) early Wednesday morning on its way back from Hong Kong and was being monitored, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said, adding there was no cause for alarm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 10, 2017
China says U.S. has apologized for mistakenly labeling Xi president of Taiwan
The United States has apologized for mistakenly identifying Chinese President Xi Jinping as the leader of Taiwan in a statement, China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Japan's tourism, real estate sectors actively seeking foreign workers
The nation's hotel operators and real estate firms are ramping up their hiring of foreign workers to capitalize on booming in-bound tourism and increasing property investment from wealthy overseas buyers.

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