More than 75% of Taiwanese say that Japan is their favorite country, followed by South Korea at just 4% and both China and the U.S. on 3%, according to a regular survey released Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/16/japan/society/taiwan-japan-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #taiwan #japan #surveys #china #taiwanjapanrelations

Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, which makes iPhones, wants to produce electric vehicles for Japanese car companies. The seemingly unlikely proposition just might work. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/10/companies/hon-hai-ev/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #taiwan #carmakers #electricvehicles #foxconn #taiwanjapanrelations #manufacturing

Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, a move that comes as the two governments deal with China’s increasing assertiveness. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/asia-pacific/taiwan-ex-sdf-chief-consultant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sdf #taiwan #china #taiwanjapanrelations #shigeruiwasaki

Taiwan hopes to explore higher-level "unofficial" meetings and interactions with Japan and other like-minded nations, its No. 2 diplomat says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/japan/politics/taiwan-deputy-foreign-minister-francois-wu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #francoiswu #china #us #defense

Yuichiro Tamaki, the head of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te underlined the importance of cooperation among democracies at a meeting in Taipei on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/25/japan/politics/japan-opposition-leader-taiwan-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yuichirotamaki #dpp #taiwanjapanrelations #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

With China's growing threat against Taiwan, experts argue that real deterrence — such as increased training military ties with other nations — may be necessary to prevent an invasion and protect regional stability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/29/japan/how-to-secure-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #taiwan #us #china #defense #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwanusrelations #taiwanstrait

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

The Sazanami passed through the Taiwan Strait last month to become the first Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer to do so, drawing praise in Taiwan for what it saw as a shift in Japan's security policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/07/japan/politics/japan-security-taiwan-reactions/ #japan #politics #taiwanjapanrelations #taiwan #msdf #taiwanstrait

China, Taiwan and South Korea have all weighed in, after Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party chose former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba as its new leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/27/japan/politics/shigeru-ishiba-ldp-south-korea-china-taiwan/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #shigeruishiba #ldp #china #taiwan #southkorea #wwii #history