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Former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera indicated Monday that Tokyo would keep a close watch on any remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about Taiwan in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/05/japan/politics/onodera-trump-remarks-taiwan-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #itsunorionodera #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #donaldtrump #us #china #xijinping #defense #sanaetakaichi

The Taiwan Tourism Administration is promoting travel to the island in Tokyo's busy Akihabara district on Saturday and Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/12/japan/taiwan-event-akihabara/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwan #akihabara #tokyo #tourism #taiwanjapanrelations

Taiwanese artist Wang Wen-chih created one of the highlights of this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival. Now he hopes for more cultural exchange with Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/05/japan/society/taiwan-artist-cultural-exchange-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations

Hosting this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival, the southern city of Chiayi showcased many historic sites with deep roots in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/05/japan/society/lantern-festival-showcases-taiwan-japan-history-culture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #chiayi #festivals

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai’s public trip to Japan for the World Baseball Classic signaled Tokyo and Taipei’s growing willingness to challenge Beijing’s pressure over contacts with Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/13/japan/japan-baseball-game-tests-china-taiwan-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #chojungtai #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #worldbaseballclassic #sports

Taiwan’s premier visited Japan on Saturday for the island’s World Baseball Classic victory over the Czech Republic, a move expected to stoke China’s ire as Sino-Japanese ties remain in a deep freeze. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/07/japan/politics/taiwan-premier-japan-visit-wbc/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi

Weaving Taiwan into existing frameworks to create a stronger U.S.-led regional defense architecture is crucial to deterring China, the island’s top diplomat said, as Taipei looks to deepen security ties with Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/04/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-foreign-minister-lin-chia-lung-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #us #usmilitary #pla #chinajapanrelations #indopacific #defense #sanaetakaichi

The latest deterioration of Japan-China ties has highlighted that a dangerous new equilibrium between the two countries is emerging — one that will test each other’s resolve, especially in the year ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/31/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-2026-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #xijinping #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #donaldtrump #defense #sdf #pla

A wave of visits to Taiwan by Japanese lawmakers is underway, underscoring the close ties between Tokyo and Taipei and drawing a sharp response from Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/24/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-visit-taiwan-china-anger/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #ldp

Koichi Hagiuda, deputy secretary-general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Monday agreed to strengthen Japan-Taiwan relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/23/japan/politics/japan-ldp-exec-taiwan-president-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #laichingte #taiwanjapanrelations #ldp #chinajapanrelations

Lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party continue to visit Taiwan despite the current tensions between Japan and China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/politics/japan-ldp-lawmakers-taiwan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #ldp #koichihagiuda #sanaetakaichi

Beijing wants the world to believe that unification with Taiwan represents the rightful and intended state of the postwar system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/12/japan/china-guardian-of-postwar-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #us #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #okinawa #ccp #defense

China’s escalating backlash to Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks backfired by reinforcing Japan’s long-held position on Taiwan, strengthening ties among the self-governing island, Japan, the U.S. and First Island Chain partners. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/chinas-takaichi-attack-backfires/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #china #taiwan #uschinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #treatyofsanfrancisco #chinesecommunistparty #onechinapolicy #usnationalsecuritystrategy #firstislandchain #okinawa

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, is the “highest-ranked political newcomer” to the Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women ranking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/japan/society/takaichi-forbes-powerful-woman-list/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #women039sissues #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations

How Tokyo responds to Chinese coercion will determine whether other middle powers resist or capitulate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/04/japan/takaichi-push-back-on-beijings-bullying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a Taiwan emergency have caused a stir. Here’s a look at why — and what Japan’s role could be in such a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/explainer/explainer-japan-existential-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #sanaetakaichi

Taiwanese prosecutors charged Tokyo Electron for failing to prevent staff from allegedly stealing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. trade secrets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/02/companies/taiwan-charge-tokyo-electron-tsmc-secrects/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #tokyoelectron #chipmakers #taiwanjapanrelations

The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung

The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung

The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung

The dispute between China and Japan could drag on for a year, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has said in an interview, adding that Taipei hopes the two sides can find a way to resolve their differences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/taiwan-minister-china-japan-spat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #linchialung

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rebuffed demands from China to retract her recent comments about Taiwan, saying there was no change to Tokyo’s stance on how it would respond to a major regional security crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/takaichi-rejection-taiwan-remarks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense

The U.S. has Japan’s back in any dispute it has with China, and Beijing’s recent remarks slamming Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi have been outrageous, U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/glass-backs-japan-china-dispute/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #georgeglass #sanaetakaichi #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te showed his support for Japan on Thursday with a lunch of Japanese-sourced sushi, after China indicated it would ban all imports of the country's seafood in an escalating dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/taiwan-president-japan-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi

Tokyo is working to smooth things over with Beijing — while telling nationals living in China to stay on alert for anti-Japan sentiment — as the fallout from a recent spat extends to realms outside politics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/politics/japan-china-strained-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #foreignministry

Japan has dispatched a senior official to China to cool boiling bilateral tensions following recent remarks made by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tokyo’s response in the event of a Taiwan emergency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/politics/china-japan-kanai-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #mofa #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi

Concerns over the future of Tokyo's relationship with Beijing continues to grow after China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/japan-china-taiwan-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi

China has warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, the first significant retaliatory move by Beijing following comments by Japan's leader that Tokyo could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/china-japan-takaichi-taiwan-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #pla #sdf #sanaetakaichi

Japan’s Margaret Thatcher flexes her muscle as China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know - Japan’s new Prime Minister Takaichi, the country’s first female PM, cannot afford to look weak. She’s got to project an unyielding toughness to survive #AsianPolitics - as #Japan watchers know, Takaichi is an extension of the persona and politics of her late mentor, former PM and political boss Shinzo Abe. Should be interesting to observe her tenure and what comes next. Time for the 🍿 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crklvx2n7rzo #Asia #China #Taiwan #TaiwanJapanRelations

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi broke with years of precedent after she hinted that Japan could provide military support for Taiwan if it were attacked — part of a gradual evolution in Tokyo’s approach to the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sdf #taiwanjapanrelations #pla

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has refused to back down after controversial remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency, going farther than any of her predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #defense #sdf #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi has appeared to allay fears of a more hawkish approach to Beijing, but her open support for deepening ties with Taiwan is likely to further complicate the already strained relationship with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-china-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #laichingte #xijinping

China criticized Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for meeting with Taiwan officials on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and her subsequent social media posts about the discussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/politics/china-hits-takaichi-taiwan-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations

Former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is visiting Japan on a "personal" trip, her office said, prompting an angry rebuke from China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/politics/tsai-ing-wen-taiwan-visit-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tsaiingwen #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations

The Pentagon is urging Japan to make clear the role it would play in the event of a U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan, a report has said, with the U.S. Defense Department’s No. 3 official appearing to confirm the push. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-japan-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #usjapanrelations #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #donaldtrump #elbridgecolby #defenseministry #indopacific

Taiwan's TSMC and Tokyo University are opening a chip lab on the university's main campus in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/12/companies/todai-tsmc-lab/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiwan #tsmc #chipmakers #ai #kumamoto #manufacturing #tech #taiwanjapanrelations #universityoftokyo

Starting May 26, individuals from Taiwan will be allowed to list "Taiwan," rather than "China," as their place of origin in Japan's family registration system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/taiwan-place-of-origin-family-register/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #china #familyregistry

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/22/japan/akie-abe-meets-taiwan-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #akieabe #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/22/japan/akie-abe-meets-taiwan-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #akieabe #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/22/japan/akie-abe-meets-taiwan-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #akieabe #laichingte

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/22/japan/akie-abe-meets-taiwan-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #taiwanjapanrelations #akieabe #laichingte

Former Prime Minister Taro Aso has once again found himself at the center of controversy over Taiwan, with China chastising him Wednesday over remarks a day earlier that referred to the island as an important “country” for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/09/japan/politics/taro-aso-taiwan-country/ #japan #politics #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #usmilitary #pla #defense #defenseministry #ldp #taroaso

A Taiwanese startup aims to become the first foreign firm to launch a rocket from Japan by early next year, as part of a plan industry advocates say will aid Tokyo's ambitions of becoming a space hub in Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/07/25/companies/taiwan-startup-japan-rocket-launch/ #business #companies #space #tispace #taiwanjapanrelations #rockets #hokkaido

The Japan Coast Guard and Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration carried out a joint maritime exercise earlier this week, south of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture, Taiwanese government sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/20/japan/japan-taiwan-coast-guard/ #japan #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #japancoastguard

New Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has pledged to build on the foreign policy legacy of his predecessor. But balancing a fragile status quo with China as a power struggle looms at home is sure to prove a challenge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/asia-pacific/politics/lai-ching-te-foreign-policy-analysis/ #asiapacific #politics #laichingte #taiwan #china #us #pla #usmilitary #taiwanjapanrelations #joebiden #tsaiingwen

Taiwan's upcoming 2024 elections are set to be the most consequential in Asia — and have the world on edge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-presidential-election-preview/?utm_content=buffer5151a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #us #usmilitary #pla #laichingte #houyuih #kowenje #taiwanjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #2023inreview

Japanese ruling party executive Koichi Hagiuda arrived in Taiwan on Monday for a three-day stay. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/10/japan/politics/ldp-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=bufferbe944&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #koichihagiuda #ldp #taiwanjapanrelations

Koichi Hagiuda, policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will visit Taiwan for three days from Monday, the party said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/06/japan/koichi-hagiuda-taiwan-visit/?utm_content=buffer92a4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #koichihagiuda #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #china #ldp

Akie Abe has wrapped up her first overseas trip since the death of her husband Shinzo Abe, and vowed to do her utmost to cultivate a strong friendship between Tokyo and Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/national/akie-abe-taiwan-trip/?utm_content=buffer7351a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations

Akie Abe has wrapped up her first overseas trip since the death of her husband Shinzo Abe, and vowed to do her utmost to cultivate a strong friendship between Tokyo and Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/national/akie-abe-taiwan-trip/?utm_content=buffer7351a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #shinzoabe #akieabe #taiwanjapanrelations