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China's19
- The report "exaggerates the so-called China threat" and interferes in China's internal affairs on Taiwan, Wang said. (taipeitimes.com)
- Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory, has close cultural and historic ties with Japan, though Japan, like most countries, recognises China's government in Beijing, not Taiwan's. (bangkokpost.com)
- China's foreign ministry said late on Saturday that Japan had told them such a thing "will never happen", after Beijing sought clarification from Tokyo. (bangkokpost.com)
- It says China's external stance and military activities have become a "serious concern for Japan and the international community and present an unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge. (newsmax.com)
- South Korea, despite the rapid improvement of its ties with Japan this year due to shared concern over China's threat, slammed Japan's claim in the defense report to a South Korean-controlled contested island, calling it 'unjust. (newsmax.com)
- These latter two countries are somewhat more open to China's membership than Japan is. (thediplomat.com)
- China's foreign ministry has said the country will impose sanctions on two US defense firms -- Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman -- over weapons sales to Taiwan. (or.jp)
- When China's military rehearsed "sealing off" Taiwan during three days of military drills in April, Japan's defence ministry said a Chinese aircraft carrier was some 230km (145 miles) south of Miyako Island, also part of the Okinawa chain. (myjoyonline.com)
- The other is that Japan would continue to recognize China's position that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, following the Japan-China Joint Statement of 1972. (nbr.org)
- Some believe that since Japan has fully understood and respected China's position, it should avoid any kind of formal security ties with Taiwan. (nbr.org)
- China's push to reaffirm relations with Japan could be partly driven by Tokyo's close ties with its arch-rival Washington, said Rumi Aoyama, an expert on Japan-China relations. (taiwannews.com.tw)
- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday that Taiwan is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Japan, urging the Japanese side to act prudently on the Taiwan question and stop making provocations. (ecns.cn)
- Wang said recently, certain Japanese politicians have been making wild talks repeatedly on the Taiwan question and irresponsible remarks about China's internal affairs. (ecns.cn)
- Taiwan is China's internal affair and has nothing to do with Japan," Wang said, adding "we strongly urge the Japanese side to have a deep reflection on the history, earnestly abide by the principles stipulated in the four political documents between China and Japan and its commitments made so far, act prudently on the Taiwan question and stop making provocations. (ecns.cn)
- A lone ship (R) sits at the entrance to a bay where live fire exercises were being held on land on Pingtan island, the closest point in China to Taiwan, in southeast China's Fujian province. (arabnews.com)
- MANILA: The Philippines has no intention of interfering in China's affairs with Taiwan, officials have said, after Beijing's ambassador to Manila accused the Southeast Asian nation of fueling regional tensions by expanding military base access to the US. (arabnews.com)
- The development comes at a time of growing geopolitical tension over self-ruled Taiwan and concerns over China's conduct in the resource-rich waterway Beijing claims almost in its entirety. (arabnews.com)
- John Aquilino, who has been tapped to lead the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, told a Senate hearing that he believed Taiwan was China's "No. 1 priority" in terms of military goals. (yahoo.com)
- But it is in China's interest that the risks of war increase and are perceived both by Taiwan and the international community as increasing," he said. (yahoo.com)
Strait17
- Japan's latest defense white paper highlights Taiwan's defense measures, as well as Tokyo's and the international community's concerns over stability in the Taiwan Strait. (taipeitimes.com)
- His administration defines Taiwan as a principal democratic, economic and security partner, and sends US ships through the Taiwan Strait while continuing sales of arms packages to Taiwan, the paper says. (taipeitimes.com)
- In addition to the US, the international community - led by Europe - has also voiced concern over stability in the Taiwan Strait and has been reinforcing EU-Taiwan relations, it says. (taipeitimes.com)
- The ministry anticipates the possibility of working with like-minded countries, including Japan, to jointly defend democracy and uphold stability in the Taiwan Strait and the Indo-Pacific region, Ou said. (taipeitimes.com)
- Oil refiner Eneos Holdings Inc. said last week it may exit the Yunlin Offshore Wind Project in the Taiwan Strait, after regional utility Shikoku Electric Power Co. decided to pull out of the same project due to delays threatening its profitability. (yahoo.com)
- Aso, asked about Japan's stance on the cross-strait issue at a news conference on Tuesday, said any contingency over Taiwan should be resolved through dialogue. (asahi.com)
- Officials in Japan have signaled growing concern regarding potential tensions in the Taiwan Strait in recent months. (nbr.org)
- U.S. and Japanese leaders have referenced the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait since the 2+2 meeting in mid-March 2021 through the G-7 summit meeting in mid-July. (nbr.org)
- The meaning of this phrase is quite similar to the phrase "the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. (nbr.org)
- Basically, it is a continuation of Japan's concern over the Taiwan Strait and is not a strange or extreme phrase for the Japanese government to use. (nbr.org)
- This concern over cross-strait relations has emerged because China is pressuring Taiwan by using military means, such as sending military aircraft into air defense identification zone (ADIZ) and vessels into the water surrounding Taiwan, as well as using very hawkish language. (nbr.org)
- The Taiwan Strait was very stable when Ma was the president. (japantoday.com)
- Japan's new Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa on Monday agreed on the necessity of stability across the Taiwan Strait with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their first in-person talks, the government said. (japantoday.com)
- Obviously, the US intends to take advantage of the new EDCA sites to interfere in the situation across the Taiwan Strait to serve its geopolitical goals," Huang said on Friday while addressing a forum in Manila. (arabnews.com)
- The Philippines is advised to unequivocally oppose 'Taiwan independence' rather than stoking the fire by offering the US access to the military bases near the Taiwan Strait if you care genuinely about the 150,000 OFWs [Overseas Filipino Workers]. (arabnews.com)
- Though Japanese diesel submarines are slower than U.S. counterparts, they could reach the Taiwan Strait in just two days. (stanford.edu)
- Tensions over the Taiwan Strait, which reached new highs under the Trump administration, have not abated since the beginning of Joe Biden's presidency . (yahoo.com)
Hong Kong2
- Our 14-day Taiwan & Japan itinerary has been following the route of blooming cherry trees northward through the East China Sea since we departed Hong Kong. (hollandamerica.com)
- Japan , Hong Kong or Taiwan in the coming months. (scmp.com)
Japan's20
- The bilateral trading relations continued through the Dutch colonial rule and the Tungning Kingdom of Taiwan in 17th century before the completion of Japan's Sakoku policy. (wikipedia.org)
- Japan's victory over Qing dynasty in the First Sino-Japanese War resulted in the 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki, in which Taiwan was ceded to Japan. (wikipedia.org)
- During that time, Taiwan was Japan's first colony and can be viewed as the first step in implementing their "Southern Expansion Doctrine" of the late 19th century. (wikipedia.org)
- After Japan's surrender at the end of World War II, Taiwan was placed under the governance of the Republic of China. (wikipedia.org)
- Also as a result of ratification of the Treaty of San Francisco by the US Congress and Senate, he officially ended Japan's status as an imperial power, officially relinquishing of the island of Taiwan and Pescadores. (wikipedia.org)
- While the divided and weakened opposition was barely making itself heard, the right wing took advantage of the threat on Taiwan to promote its own goals: ending constitutional pacifism and strengthening Japan's military capabilities. (lemonde.fr)
- The opening of such a museum is surprising because Taiwanese tend to have a more favorable view of their experience under Japanese colonial rule than South Koreans, and a recent poll conducted by Japan's Interchange Association in Taipei - the de facto Japanese Embassy - found that Japan is Taiwan's favorite country. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Unlike in China or South Korea, many Taiwanese have a broadly positive view of Japan, saying that Japan's rule brought progress to what was an undeveloped, largely agricultural island. (bangkokpost.com)
- Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Taiwan on Friday issued a strong protest over Japan's claim in its annual diplomatic paper that the disputed Diaoyutai Islands are part of its territory. (focustaiwan.tw)
- In 1971, fearing that Japan had too many computer makers to counter American computer giant IBM's introduction of its 370 series mainframe computers, Japan's powerful Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) forced the reorganization of six Japanese computer manufacturers into three pairings: Hitachi-Fujitsu, Nippon Electric-Toshiba, and Mitsubishi Electric-Oki Electric. (thediplomat.com)
- However, post-war Japan's MITI found that too much competition among manufacturing firms in global markets resulted in consistently lower levels of profitability than counterparts in other countries such as the United States and Britain, which did not possess as many domestic enterprises competing in the same industry as Japan. (thediplomat.com)
- Japan's deputy prime minister said the country needed to defend Taiwan with the United States if the island was invaded, Kyodo news agency reported late Monday, a comment likely to upset Beijing which regards Taiwan as a breakaway province. (asahi.com)
- If a major problem took place in Taiwan, it would not be too much to say that it could relate to a survival-threatening situation (for Japan)," Japan's deputy prime minister Taro Aso said at a fundraising party by a fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, according to Kyodo. (asahi.com)
- A "survival-threatening situation" refers to a situation where an armed attack against a foreign country that is in a close relationship with Japan occurs, which in turns poses a clear risk of threatening Japan's survival. (asahi.com)
- The tiny uninhabited isles, called the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are off Japan's southern island of Okinawa. (asahi.com)
- For the first time, the Ministry of Defense explicitly framed stability surrounding Taiwan as important to Japan's own security in the Defense of Japan 2021 white paper , released in July. (nbr.org)
- Darlene Onuorah interviewed Yasuhiro Matsuda (University of Tokyo) to explore the incorporation of Taiwan in this year's defense white paper, including the implications for Japan's Taiwan policy, the U.S.-Japan alliance, and the new Kishida administration. (nbr.org)
- Moreover, Japan's 2021 defense white paper stated that "stabilizing the situation surrounding Taiwan is important for Japan's security and the stability of the international community. (nbr.org)
- Japan's sense of a growing threat from China has also led to a historic shift in Tokyo's thinking about Taiwan. (kdlg.org)
- Japan's southwestern islands are closer to Taiwan than mainland China. (stanford.edu)
20231
- Fishermen stay on a boat while taking shelter as Typhoon Mawar approaches to Taiwan in Yilan County, eastern coast of Taiwan, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (yourcentralvalley.com)
Tensions2
- China has never ruled out using force to reunite Taiwan with the mainland and recent military exercises by China and Taiwan across the Straits of Taiwan have raised tensions. (asahi.com)
- But the phrasing has been used less frequently in recent years as the historic rivals have clashed over a series of issues such as territorial disputes, trade tensions and Taiwan, the democratic island that Beijing claims as its own. (taiwannews.com.tw)
South Korea4
- However, there is no real-time information-sharing mechanism between Japan and Taiwan, such as the General Security of Military Information Agreement between Japan and South Korea. (nbr.org)
- Japan recently took South Korea to the WTO in an attempt to force them to remove restrictions on suspect food imports. (simplyinfo.org)
- In these 48 studies, subtype H7N9 has not been detected in wild birds in these locations in Asia: Russia, Japan, South Korea, or China Furthermore, when subtype H7N9 was detected in Asia, its prevalence was low. (cdc.gov)
- In Asia, before this outbreak, an H7N9 strain was sequenced from a wild bird in South Korea that was sampled during 2011 in a migratory bird habitat adjacent to duck farms and also during 2011 in a sample from a mallard duck of unknown status from Japan. (cdc.gov)
Taiwanese12
- The agreement assured Taiwanese vessels an intervention-free fishing zone in waters between 27° north latitude and the Sakishima Islands, Okinawa Prefecture, and gave Taiwan an additional fishing zone of 1,400 square nautical miles (4,800km2) outside Taiwan's temporary enforcement line, government officials said. (taipeitimes.com)
- Taipei and Tokyo initiated fishery talks following incidents of Taiwanese fishing boats being seized, detained or expelled by the Japan Coast Guard after Tokyo ratified the UN Law of the Sea Treaty in 1996 and set up a 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone that included waters surrounding the Diaoyutais. (taipeitimes.com)
- Surveys show that the Taiwanese are confident that Japan would support them in the event of an attack. (lemonde.fr)
- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to the media in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug 12, 2020. (bangkokpost.com)
- In case of a Taiwan contingency, millions of Taiwanese could come here. (kdlg.org)
- In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Tokyo (東京台灣工商會), the Global Federation of Chinese Business Women Japan Branch (世界華人工商婦女企管協會日本分會), and other overseas Chinese groups donated 6,600 masks for Taiwanese (gov.tw)
- The new academic year starts in April in Japan and many Taiwanese students were concerned because they were unable to buy masks to protect themselves. (gov.tw)
- The Education Division of TECRO Japan had therefore conducted a survey about the need for masks for the Taiwanese students through the network of Taiwanese student associations. (gov.tw)
- Students who are attending universities or schools that don't have a Taiwanese student association can apply for masks online through the website of TECRO Japan, and the Facebook page of the Tokyo Taiwanese Student Association, and the Education Division delivers the masks to individual students very rapidly, using the postal service. (gov.tw)
- Moreover, to help students to stay healthy from COVID-19, the Education Division has prepared 'New coronavirus Q&A for Taiwanese students in Japan' which provides practical and accurate information. (gov.tw)
- The Education Division hopes that these measures will all help Taiwanese students in Japan be able to stay healthy and continue their studies safely. (gov.tw)
- Mr. Shi Jingzhi, who had worked in the Taipei Office of Interchange Association Japan (IAJ) presented an interesting lecture about Japanese and Taiwanese cultures and lifestyles. (gov.tw)
19723
- After the Japan-PRC Joint Communiqué in 1972, Japan no longer recognizes the Republic of China as the sole official government of China and the official diplomatic relations between the two countries were ceased. (wikipedia.org)
- Following the establishment of diplomatic relations with China in 1972, Japan maintained close relations with Taiwan under the leadership of a powerful pro-Taiwan lobby within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the business community. (lemonde.fr)
- Japan cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favour of China in 1972. (bangkokpost.com)
Taiwan's7
- What Can Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry Learn From Japan? (thediplomat.com)
- This decision reflects a long-standing obsession with the concept of "excessive competition" in Japan, a phenomenon that has implications for Taiwan's semiconductor industry today. (thediplomat.com)
- For its part, Taiwan's citizens are extremely sensitive when it comes to food issues, and referendums have suspended imports from Fukushima and other parts in Japan. (thediplomat.com)
- As China becomes more assertive, Taiwan's security has become a growing concern for Japan, which is hosting the G7 summit in Hiroshima this weekend. (myjoyonline.com)
- The U.S. and Japan have become alarmed by China flying more fighter jets and bombers into Taiwan's air defense identification zone. (project2049.net)
- Veteran open water swimmer Kazuya Suzuki (shown above) and teammates will deliver letters of gratitude to Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou written by government officials from the hardest hit areas of Japan. (openwaterswimming.com)
- YILAN, Taiwan (AP) - Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan's eastern coast with wind, rain and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern Philippines. (yourcentralvalley.com)
YONAGUNI ISLAND1
20216
- In 2021, this is Japan, to be followed by Singapore and New Zealand. (thediplomat.com)
- If you take a look back at the defense white papers before 2021, there has been concern in Japan about the China-Taiwan military balance for years. (nbr.org)
- The new Taiwan Examination Guidelines for Computer Software took effect on July 1, 2021 in response to the development of AI invention patent applications. (aipla.org)
- As mentioned above, after July 2021, determination on patent eligibility of computer software in Taiwan is similar to that of Japan, focusing on whether "the information processing via computer software is realized through the utilization of hardware resources. (aipla.org)
- In September 2021, both China and Taiwan applied to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). (fpcj.jp)
- U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184) sail together as part of Maritime Partnership Exercise, Oct. 17, 2021. (stanford.edu)
20162
- From May 11th to May 13th, 2016 Taiwan-Japan University Presidents' Forum was held at National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City of Taiwan, co-organized by Japan Committee of Universities for International Exchange(JACUIE) and Foundation for International Cooperation In Higher Education of Taiwan(FICHET). (ynu.ac.jp)
- Nishiura H, Mizumoto K, Asai Y. Assessing the transmission dynamics of measles in Japan, 2016. (who.int)
Indo-Pacific1
- The war in Ukraine and an increasingly volatile Indo-Pacific has pushed Japan to a "crucial position in the alignment of powers," according to Yoko Iwama, a professor of international relations at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. (myjoyonline.com)
Defend4
- There should no longer be the slightest possibility of doubting our determination [Tokyo's as well as Washington's] with regard to Taiwan as well as our will to defend freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law," he wrote in an article published on April 18 by Le Monde . (lemonde.fr)
- Some argued that if China invades Taiwan, the U.S. and Japan should defend Taiwan together. (kdlg.org)
- First, without Japan, the United States could be outgunned in a fight to defend Taiwan, notwithstanding Washington's new basing agreement with the Philippines. (stanford.edu)
- Blinken told NBC's 'Meet the Press' that the United States had "a serious commitment to make sure that Taiwan can defend itself. (yahoo.com)
Tokyo6
- Relations between the two countries are managed by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, whose offices in Taipei and Tokyo operate like diplomatic missions and include the equivalent of a military attaché. (lemonde.fr)
- The museum's opening comes on the heels of the December 2015 deal between Tokyo and Seoul, which requires Japan to provide ¥1 billion to assist Korea's few remaining victims. (japantimes.co.jp)
- Taipei, Taiwan and Tokyo, Japan are two of the most vibrant capital cities in Asia. (depaul.edu)
- Tokyo: Japan on Thursday condemned Monday's attack on Bahrain Defense Force soldiers in southern Saudi Arabia that left two military personnel dead and several others wounded. (arabnews.com)
- Tokyo must make clear at home and abroad that defending Taiwan is no longer off the table. (stanford.edu)
- Tokyo could contribute significantly to a military effort to deny China the ability to take Taiwan by force. (stanford.edu)
Treaty of Shimonos2
- After the Meiji restoration of Japanese Imperialism in latter half of the 19th century, Japan assumed its territorial desires upon Korean Peninsula, Ryukyu Kingdom, a Chinese Tribute Protectorate, and on Taiwan Province of China from Qing Dynasty after Treaty of Shimonoseki and successive military aggressions on the China Proper and Southeast Asia and the Pacific from 1895 to 1945, until the surrender of Japan after World War II. (wikipedia.org)
- The population of the island that Japan annexed in 1895 following the Treaty of Shimonoseki which put an end to the war with China, has never felt the same resentment towards the Japanese colonizer as in Korea, where the wounds are still raw. (lemonde.fr)
Senkaku Islands2
- Provisions under the agreement do not apply to waters within 12 nautical miles - a state's territorial waters - surrounding the Diaoyutai Islands, because the islands are claimed by both Taiwan and Japan, which calls them the Senkaku Islands. (taipeitimes.com)
- Japan ( Senkaku Islands). (japantoday.com)
Territorial2
- Waters within 12 nautical miles surrounding the Diaoyutais were exempted from the agreement because "we insisted that the area is our territorial sea, while Japan upheld its position" that it is theirs, Lin said. (taipeitimes.com)
- it used to be the 11 dash lines that the US guided the ROC Taiwan to draw in the territorial claim. (japantoday.com)
Concern5
- TAIPEI: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday that there was no plan for her talk by telephone with new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, after a Japanese envoy had told Tsai that Suga might be open to it, prompting concern in Beijing. (bangkokpost.com)
- Russia and China have also stepped up strategic ties, the white paper said, noting five joint bomber flights since 2019, and several joint navigations of Chinese and Russian warships that it said were "clearly intended for demonstration of force against Japan and of grave concern" to both Japan and the region. (newsmax.com)
- In addition to this phrase, Japanese political figures, such as Taro Aso and Yasuhide Nakayama, have spoken very bluntly about the "defense of Taiwan" or implied their concern. (nbr.org)
- Our primary concern in Taiwan is the safety and well-being of the more than 150,000 Filipinos living and working on the island, and we take grave exception to any effort by guests in our country to use this to fearmonger and intimidate us. (arabnews.com)
- In a statement, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said: "The government of Japan condemns this attack and expresses its concern that it could run counter to the ongoing efforts of the political dialogue in Yemen to bring about a permanent peace from the current de-facto ceasefire. (arabnews.com)
Beijing5
- Separately on Sunday, Tsai said recent approaches to Taiwan by Chinese aircraft show Beijing is a threat to the whole region. (bangkokpost.com)
- Beijing has repeatedly imposed sanctions on defense companies in response to US arms sales and supplies to Taiwan. (or.jp)
- Taiwan on Tuesday accused China of sending a record 25 warplanes into its air defense identification zone, in what analysts describe as a clear message to Washington from Beijing . (yahoo.com)
- The flights came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a stern warning to Beijing over what he saw as increasingly aggressive military posturing toward Taiwan. (yahoo.com)
- August 11, 2022 - A week following U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi 's controversial visit to Taiwan, an expert panel organized by the Asia Society Policy Institute analyzes the trip's repercussions on Washington's relationship with Beijing and Taipei, as well as Beijing's relations with Taipei. (asiasociety.org)
Naha1
- Naha is part of the Okinawa island chain, which is on the frontline of any potential conflict between China and the self-ruled island of Taiwan. (myjoyonline.com)
20221
- North Korea has test-fired around 100 missiles since the start of 2022, including ICBMs, and the report noted it is now believed to have an ability to conduct nuclear attacks on Japan and the continental United States. (newsmax.com)
Stability2
- The primary goals were to "maintain peace and stability in East China Sea" and to "strengthen the existing friendly relations with Taiwan," he said. (taipeitimes.com)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said that Taiwan welcomes the international community's concerns and measures, which contribute positively toward maintaining regional peace and stability. (taipeitimes.com)
18951
- Taiwan was a Japanese colony between 1895 and 1945. (bangkokpost.com)
Wang3
- Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks when asked to comment on recent remarks by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concerning Taiwan. (ecns.cn)
- Wang said Japan committed countless crimes during its aggression against China and the colonial rule in Taiwan for half a century, and thus bears grave historical responsibilities to the Chinese people. (ecns.cn)
- Besides, by raising nuclear sharing with the US, Japan has fully exposed the dangerous tendency that militarism still lingers in the country, Wang noted. (ecns.cn)
Republic of Ko1
- Bring the Far East closer with an MSC Cruise in Japan , Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea and experience a magical mix of ancient cultures, pristine beaches, and tempting flavours. (msccruises.com)
Philippines3
- Strong winds were still forecast for Taiwan, and authorities in the Philippines warned against complacency, saying the risks from dangerous tidal surges, flash floods, landslides and typhoon-enhanced monsoon rains remain until Mawar has safely blown away. (yourcentralvalley.com)
- Manila recently granted the US entry to four more locations in strategic areas of the Philippines, with three of the new sites facing north toward Taiwan and one near an island in the disputed South China Sea. (arabnews.com)
- The National Security Council wishes to clarify that the Philippines has no intention of interfering in the Taiwan issue and will not allow itself to be used by other countries to interfere in the said issue," NSC spokesperson, assistant director-general Jonathan Malaya, said in a statement issued on Saturday. (arabnews.com)
Keelung1
- Japanese money could be used in Taiwan during that period and Japanese merchants were permitted to live in Keelung. (wikipedia.org)
Officials1
Mainland1
China to Taiwan1
- China to Taiwan. (openwaterswimming.com)
Ministry4
- We are extremely concerned about Japan and Taiwan discussing and signing a fishing agreement," Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Hong Lei (洪磊) told a daily news briefing. (taipeitimes.com)
- The ministry said on Friday that Lockheed Martin directly participated in the US arms sale to Taiwan announced on August 24, and that Northrop Grumman was involved in several arms sales. (or.jp)
- Source: "Taiwan Ministry of Defense/AP. (project2049.net)
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded to Blinken's comments at the ministry's regular press conference Tuesday, urging the U.S. to "refrain from playing with fire on the Taiwan issue. (yahoo.com)
Colony2
- Japanese intentions were to turn Taiwan into a showpiece "model colony" with much effort made to improve the island's economy, public works, industry, cultural Japanization, and to support the necessities of Japanese military aggression in the Asia-Pacific. (wikipedia.org)
- For a half-century, until the end of World War II, Taiwan was a colony of Japan and trade between Taiwan and Yonaguni flourished. (kdlg.org)
Ties3
- Does this white paper pave the way for Japan to strengthen its security and defense-related ties with Taiwan? (nbr.org)
- One is that Japan should strengthen its security ties and at least start a formal security dialogue with Taiwan. (nbr.org)
- Therefore, Japan is unlikely to establish formal defense ties with Taiwan. (nbr.org)
Fumio Kishida1
- Most world leaders, including President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, agree that the defense of Taiwan is crucial for regional security. (stanford.edu)
Okinawa4
- The report predicted that China will possess 1,500 nuclear warheads by 2035 and increase its military superiority over Taiwan, in what Japan views as a security threat, especially to its southwestern islands including Okinawa. (newsmax.com)
- Choose to cruise around Japan from Kagoshima to Hokkaido, the northernmost island of the Land of the Rising Sun or sail south to Taiwan (China) via the stunning Okinawa islands. (msccruises.com)
- Any defence scenario will involve the US, and Okinawa is home to the biggest concentration of US troops in Japan, but the country also needs to show that it can put up a fight. (myjoyonline.com)
- Okinawa prefecture, Japan. (who.int)
Ryukyu Kingdom1
Conflict2
- But Japan is close enough to feel the ripples of a conflict that it does not want, but could be pulled into. (myjoyonline.com)
- Masateru Nakazato, who teaches at a local school and whose students include children of soldiers at the base, says his students sometimes ask him what would happen in case of a conflict over Taiwan. (kdlg.org)
Authorities3
- TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A strong earthquake shook seas between eastern Taiwan and southwestern Japan on Monday, but authorities said there was no danger of a tsunami. (timescolonist.com)
- Japanese authorities said a magnitude 6.6 quake struck off the southern and westernmost island of Yonaguni, which is about 110 kilometers (66 miles) east of Taiwan. (timescolonist.com)
- Authorities in Taiwan have asked Japan to investigate the crime on their end, so far they have received no response. (simplyinfo.org)
19452
- With other occupied territories, Taiwan was also renounced by Japan in the San Francisco Peace Treaty and shall returned to Republic of China in the Cairo Declaration and governed by the Republic of China Government since 25th October 1945 by General Order No. 1. (wikipedia.org)
- Taiwan was then ruled by the Empire of Japan until 1945. (wikipedia.org)
Diplomatic relations1
- With the eruption of the Korean War and US and UN intervention in that war, diplomatic relations between the governments of Japan and KMT-led Nationalist China were established following the termination of US occupation of Japan in 1952. (wikipedia.org)
Kilometers1
- The typhoon was offshore about 350 kilometers (217 miles) east of the Batanes capital, Basco, and is projected to shift northeast by Wednesday toward southern Japan. (yourcentralvalley.com)
Threat1
- North Korea is rapidly progressing in its nuclear and missile development and poses 'a graver, more imminent threat to Japan than ever before," the report said. (newsmax.com)
Shakes1
- Association for East Asian Relations Chairman Liao Liou-yi, right, yesterday shakes hands with Interchange Association, Japan Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi as they sign an agreement that defines the two countries' respective fishing rights near the Diaoyutai Islands at the Taipei Guest House. (taipeitimes.com)
Negotiations2
- Even if it moves ahead of Taiwan with accession negotiations, China will be able to create difficulties by claiming that Taiwan is part of China. (thediplomat.com)
- For the time being, the fact that Taiwan has applied for membership and is moving forward with negotiations is important in and of itself. (thediplomat.com)
Democratic2
- These actions were drafted into Article 9 of the new liberal democratic Japanese Constitution which dismantled the country's military capabilities to declare war on another country with the reservation of self-defense limitations and later stipulated the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan, which was also passed and enacted by the majority members of the new Japanese Diet with subsequent security treaties in the post-war era. (wikipedia.org)
- But Taiwan being a democratic country, the people spoke: they decisively rejected - and continue to reject - the KMT's pro-China, anti-Taiwan policies. (japantoday.com)
Amid1
- I think there is a desire to drive a wedge between Japan and the United States by establishing a so-called strategic relationship with Japan amid the U.S.-China confrontation,' said Aoyama, director of Waseda Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies. (taiwannews.com.tw)
Year's3
- Last year's edition for the first time separated Taiwan from a chapter devoted to China and placed it in a section on China-US relations. (taipeitimes.com)
- This year's edition includes 10 pages on Taiwan, double the length of last year's paper. (taipeitimes.com)
- Taiwan CDC advises public to determine need for measles vaccination and get vaccinated prior to traveling overseas as this year's first imported measles case confirmed. (who.int)
Shanghai1
- Gnathostomiasis is called by other terms in different countries worldwide such as Choko-Fushu Tua chid or chokofishi (Japan), consular disease (Nanjing), Shanghai rheumatism, Tau-cheed (Thailand), Woodbury bug (Australia), and Yangtze River edema. (medscape.com)
Sense of crisis2
- Geographically speaking we're very close to Taiwan and South East Asia, we feel a sense of crisis," says Yoshitaka Nakayama, the mayor of Ishigaki. (myjoyonline.com)
- This rhetoric and these changes do reflect a sense of crisis in Japan. (nbr.org)
Russia1
- Russia to Japan. (openwaterswimming.com)
Earthquake1
- The purpose is to show their gratitude for the support that Taiwan provided to Japan due to the tsunami and earthquake disaster that hit in March this year. (openwaterswimming.com)
Issue5
- We hope that Japan earnestly abide by its promises on the Taiwan issue and act cautiously and appropriately," she said. (taipeitimes.com)
- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet yesterday approved the 500-page report - the second published under Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi that gives substantial attention to the Taiwan issue. (taipeitimes.com)
- Japan hopes the Taiwan issue will be resolved through direct dialogue between parties concerned in a peaceful manner. (asahi.com)
- This is a very important question because there are basically two different views on this issue in Japan. (nbr.org)
- With increasing discussion of economic security in Japan, how will Japan deal with this issue as the TPP chair this year? (fpcj.jp)
Academics1
Island2
Branch2
- This forum is sponsored by Kansai Branch of the Japan and Taiwan Student Conference and TECO. (gov.tw)
- Vice Representative Kanamoto of the Kansai Branch of the Japan and Taiwan Student Conference indicated his supportive approval of the "2013 Taiwan-Japan Youth Forum for the Kansai Region" and will be conducting research inquiries about study in Taiwan. (gov.tw)
Tsunami1
- The Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. (timescolonist.com)
Countries4
- Apple announced plans to expand the HomePod to Japan and Taiwan earlier this summer, and added support for the new countries in the 12.4 software made available for the HomePod in late July . (macrumors.com)
- Taiwan and Japan have more in common as it seems at first glance: Both countries do not only belong to the same world region, but their 2014 market volume was of the same size too - around 100,000 m 2 of newly installed collector area. (solarthermalworld.org)
- Japan will allow individuals to enter and reinstate visa waivers for travellers from some countries. (scmp.com)
- Taiwan and Japan: Advertising and Branding in Asia is a two-week study abroad program designed to introduce students to advertising and branding in Asia, as well as the rapid changes taking place in the two countries. (depaul.edu)
Japanese12
- The complex relationship between Japan and Taiwan dates back to 1592 during the Sengoku period of Japan when the Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent an envoy named Harada Magoshichirou to the Takasago Koku 高砂国 (Taiwan). (wikipedia.org)
- In 1874, Japanese troops invaded southern Taiwan to attack aboriginal tribes, in revenge for the killing of 54 Ryukyuan sailors in 1871. (wikipedia.org)
- After the war between China and Japan, during the occupation of Japan, Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida (officially the last prime minister under the royal decree by the Japanese emperor), intended to approach the newly established People's Republic of China economically and diplomatically. (wikipedia.org)
- Japan led the logistics and artillery production/manufacturing industry to support the US in the Korean War, which acted as the major stimulus for the revival of its economy, especially in heavy and light industry, soon evident in the Japanese post-war economic miracle. (wikipedia.org)
- A page from a Japanese government defense white paper released yesterday explains enhanced defense deployment near Taiwan. (taipeitimes.com)
- Bloomberg) -- Japanese companies are dropping out of offshore wind projects in Taiwan, one of fastest growing markets for the technology, as rising costs and worsening delays plunge the industry into deeper trouble worldwide. (yahoo.com)
- Japanese politicians recently made absurd remarks about Taiwan, and even wild comments that openly violate its own Three Non-Nuclear Principles and the obligations of a party to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). (ecns.cn)
- Japanese media have reported that the U.S. and Japan have drafted a joint military operational plan to respond to an attack on Taiwan. (kdlg.org)
- One difference, however, is that Taiwan benefits from a support structure, whereas the Japanese industry is on its own - still, both markets are shrinking. (solarthermalworld.org)
- Finally, results demonstrated that Japanese females were more conservative than Japanese males and females in China and Taiwan. (ku.edu)
- Six Japanese swimmers are scheduled to attempt to swim 111K from Japan to Taiwan on September 17th-19th. (openwaterswimming.com)
- Taiwan donated 20 billion yen (US$261.3 million) in cash to the Japanese victims of the quake, 90% which came from the private sector. (openwaterswimming.com)
Military3
- Under him, Japan has announced the biggest military build-up since World War Two, pledging to double defence spending by 2027 - which would give it the third largest defence budget in the world. (myjoyonline.com)
- The missiles were part of large-scale military exercises China is conducting in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's overnight trip to Taiwan this week. (kdlg.org)
- Third, Japan has military strengths that would make a fait accompli almost impossible for China. (stanford.edu)
Time2
Association2
- At the signing ceremony at the Taipei Guest House, Association of East Asian Relations Chairman Liao Liou-yi (廖了以) and Interchange Association, Japan Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi hailed the agreement, which they said marked a big step forward in bilateral relations. (taipeitimes.com)
- Ayahiko Matsumoto, chairman of a Japan-Taiwan Athletic Cultural Exchange Association, assumes the swim will take over 48 hours. (openwaterswimming.com)