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Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

Taipei, Nov. 3 (CNA) The Japanese government announced Thursday plans to bestow honors on three Republic of China (Taiwan) nationals this fall, including Antonio Chiang (江春男), vice president of the General Association of Chinese Culture, for their contributions to enhancing relations between Taipei and Tokyo.

Minister of Culture Lee Yung-te (李永得) yesterday denied rumors that the government has identified candidates to replace Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS) chairwoman Tchen Yu-chiou (陳郁秀) following her resignation last week over significant errors committed by two television stations operated by the publicly funded service. Lee, who oversees TBS, was asked to attend a meeting of the legislature’s Education and Culture Committee to answer questions from lawmakers regarding mistakes committed by the Public Television Service (PTS) and Chinese Television System (CTS), along with Tchen a...

MAKING FRIENDS: Taiwan-Japan relations grew closer this year, Hiroyasu Izumi said, adding that growing support for Taiwan could be seen across the worldBy Yang Cheng-yu / Staff reporter

This year has been “the year of Taiwan,” as more countries have stood up to support the free and democratic nation, Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association Representative Hiroyasu Izumi said yesterday. Izumi made the remarks at a Christmas fair outside the Taipei 101 building, which was part of a series of events to mark Taiwan-Japan friendship. Izumi said that on Jan. 23, he saw the slogan “Japan-Taiwan friendship” in Chinese displayed on Taipei 101, lighting up bilateral relations. In March, the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association and the Ministry of Culture cohosted an exhibition marking th...