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The Mainichi
29-04-2025
- Business
- The Mainichi
Lawmaker Sanae Takaichi seeks to strengthen supply chain with Taiwan
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi called Monday for cooperation between Japan and Taiwan to strengthen supply chain resilience during a meeting with the self-ruled territory's President Lai Ching-te, according to its Presidential Office. The House of Representatives member, who is on a three-day visit to Taiwan through Tuesday, told Lai that the two sides can collaborate across multiple fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and drones to build a more resilient supply chain. Takaichi, who had close ties with the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also sought stronger defense cooperation, saying Taiwan's collaboration with countries such as Japan, the United States, the Philippines and Australia can help it build a stronger network to ensure security, Lai's office said. Speaking at a press conference, she said that although Japan-Taiwan relations are practical and nongovernmental, the two sides should strengthen them by "further promoting people-to-people exchanges and sharing information." In the meeting, Lai expressed his willingness to pursue the signing of an economic partnership agreement between Japan and Taiwan, for which Takaichi indicated her support, his office said. During her trip, the lawmaker also held talks with former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung. Takaichi lost in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election last year to Shigeru Ishiba, now Japan's prime minister.
Japan Today
28-04-2025
- Business
- Japan Today
Lawmaker Takaichi seeks to strengthen supply chain with Taiwan
Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi called Monday for cooperation between Japan and Taiwan to strengthen supply chain resilience during a meeting with the self-ruled territory's President Lai Ching-te, according to its Presidential Office. The House of Representatives member, who is on a three-day visit to Taiwan through Tuesday, told Lai that the two sides can collaborate across multiple fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing and drones to build a more resilient supply chain. Takaichi, who had close ties with the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also sought stronger defense cooperation, saying Taiwan's collaboration with countries such as Japan, the United States, the Philippines and Australia can help it build a stronger network to ensure security, Lai's office said. Speaking at a press conference, she said that although Japan-Taiwan relations are practical and nongovernmental, the two sides should strengthen them by "further promoting people-to-people exchanges and sharing information." In the meeting, Lai expressed his willingness to pursue the signing of an economic partnership agreement between Japan and Taiwan, for which Takaichi indicated her support, his office said. During her trip, the lawmaker also held talks with former Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung. Takaichi lost in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election last year to Shigeru Ishiba, now Japan's prime minister. © KYODO
25-04-2025
- Business
LDP's Takaichi to Visit Taiwan from Sun.
News from Japan Politics Apr 25, 2025 18:35 (JST) Tokyo, April 25 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese economic security minister Sanae Takaichi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party will visit Taiwan for three days from Sunday to meet with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te and former President Tsai Ing-wen, informed sources said Friday. They are expected to exchange views on Japan-Taiwan relations and economic security. Takaichi will also attend an event hosted by a local private organization that promotes exchanges between Japan and Taiwan, according to Taiwan's foreign ministry. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Japan Times
16-04-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Japan is by far the favorite country among Taiwanese: survey
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 by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association. The survey, conducted in December and January among 1,520 Taiwanese living in Taiwan between the ages of 20 and 80, comes as concern rises in both Japan and Taiwan over Beijing's aggression in the Taiwan Strait. Japan has been the most popular country since the survey began in 2008, with 76% of respondents picking it this year — up 16 points from 2022. Neither South Korea nor China or the U.S. have ever surpassed 8% in the favorability rankings. South Korea came in second place for the first time, as China's popularity fell 2 percentage points to 3%. While more than 70% of all age groups said that Japan was their favorite country, the highest support — 82% — came from respondents in their 30s. The sharpest increase in favorability was among respondents between the ages of 50 and 64 at 74%, up 27 percentage points from 2022. Although the survey did not ask respondents why they like Japan so much, it did ask why they think Japan-Taiwan relations are improving. The most cited reason, at 29%, was that 'Japan-Taiwan relations appeared to be positive in media coverage, online information and personal observations.' It also asked respondents why they could trust Japan, with 66% reasoning that the two countries 'share similar values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law." As for which aspects of Japan respondents were interested in, travel (59%) topped the list, followed by culinary culture (58%), traditional culture (41%), nature (33%) and the Japanese spirit and philosophy (33%). Japan-Taiwan relations have grown closer in recent months, with Taiwan naming Japan's ex-SDF chief as a Cabinet consultant and Taiwan's No. 2 diplomat seeking higher-level 'unofficial' Japan meetings . In February, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te met with Yuichiro Tamaki , head of the opposition Democratic Party for the People, and discussed industrial cooperation between Taiwan and Japan, including collaboration in the semiconductor sector. Lai also met with Akie Abe, wife of the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, thanking her for speaking on the Taiwan Strait issue at the Halifax International Security Forum in Taipei. Citing remarks made by her husband in the past, Abe said that a crisis in Taiwan is a crisis for Japan. In September, Taiwan lifted import bans on mushrooms, game meat and koshiabura — a mountain vegetable — from five Japanese prefectures affected by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster: Fukushima, Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki and Tochigi. The move is seen as a step toward joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework, which includes Japan.
