The Japan TimesMar 31
The Japanese government urged China on Monday to lift sanctions against a member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party who heads a suprapartisan group of Japanese lawmakers seeking closer ties with Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/japan-urge-china-furuya-sanctions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #keijifuruya #china #taiwan #chinajapanrelations #ldp
China's sanctions against Japan lawmaker over Taiwan ties slammed

The Japanese government has urged China to lift the sanctions against Keiji Furuya, which include a ban on his entry into China.

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The Japan TimesMar 30
China announced sanctions on Monday against a Japanese lawmaker over his visits to Taiwan, as Beijing and Tokyo lock horns in a monthslong diplomatic row. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/japan/politics/china-bans-lawmaker-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #taiwan #keijifuruya #sanaetakaichi
China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips

The LDP's Keiji Furuya is banned from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau amid Beijing and Tokyo's monthslong diplomatic row.

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The Japan TimesDec 22
A possible reduction of the number of seats in Japan’s Lower House is unlikely to be implemented in time for the next election, a ruling party official has indicated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/politics/lower-house-seat-cut-unlikely-for-next-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #lowerhouse #ldp #keijifuruya #diet
Lower House seats might not be reduced ahead of next election

Interparty discussions and a revision of constituencies would need to take place first, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party’s election strategy committee says.

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The Japan TimesJul 4, 2023
Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun led a trial run of a ferry service on Tuesday from the island's eastern county of Yilan to Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni, in a bid to boost tourism and ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/national/taiwan-yilan-yonaguni-ferry/?utm_content=buffercf142&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #okinawa #yonaguni #keijifuruya #taiwanjapanrelations #yousikun
Taiwan legislator leads trial of ferry service to Yonaguni island in Japan

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun and a delegation of around 80 people sailed from a port in Suao in Yilan at 9 a.m. and arrived at Yonaguni after a two-hour voyage.

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