Less than 750 kilometres from Taiwan and home to nearly 30,000 US troops, the Japanese islands of Okinawa would play a pivotal role should Beijing order the invasion of Taiwan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Taiwan and Japan have agreed on rules for fishing in disputed waters at the 11th annual meeting on the issue in Tokyo earlier this week. The ministry said on Friday that both sides reached an agreement on fishing in waters listed under the Taiwan-Japan Fisheries Agreement.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has expressed hope that Taiwan and Japan will be able to conclude an economic partnership agreement, or EPA.

Social security contributions, including labor and health insurance, have continued to rise in the past few years to comply with global trends. It reached NT$1.39 trillion last year, an increase of NT$37.3 billion, or 2.8 percent, compared with 2023, the ministry said.

Chunghwa Telecom announced yesterday that communication between Taiwan and Lienchiang County (Matsu) via undersea cable has been restored following a partial repair of the Taiwan-Matsu No. 2 undersea cable,

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The first Billboard Live club in Taiwan is slated to open this fall in the city’s bustling Xinyi District. The news was announced on Friday (Jan. 17), detailing a licensing agreement between Billboard parent company Penske Media Corporation and Credo Holdings, Ltd., a leading hospitality company headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Tigerair Taiwan said on Wednesday it will add new routes in Japan, including Tottori in Honshu, Obihiro in Hokkaido, Oita in Kyushu, and Kobe. Tigerair Chair Chen Han-ming (陳漢銘) said the airline operates 20 destinations in Japan.

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Chinese state media tends to highlight crimes committed by US military personnel stationed in the region, and emphasize that while Okinawa only accounts for 0.6 percent of Japan’s total land area, it hosts 70 percent of all US military bases in the country, it said.

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