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