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Hualien Ziqiang Open Prison. (Photo by Hou Bo-ching)

Japan Spent 20 Years on Transgender Prison Policy. Taiwan Has None.

Japan's population decline accelerates sharply between 2020 and 2025. Photo / Wen Fang-yu

Beyond the Rural Shrink: Why Tokyo’s Satellite Cities Are Finally Facing Population Loss

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AP)

Japan's Biggest Security Fear Has Shifted from 'Entrapment' to 'Abandonment,' Scholar Says

TSMC booth at the NTU campus job fair. (Photo by Yen Lin-yu)

Global Talent War | Ep4: How Japan Turns 20-Year-Old Technical College Graduates Into Job-Ready Engineers:

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AP)

Japan's Real Wages Drop for Fourth Year: How Takaichi Outmaneuvered the Opposition

TSMC's Kumamoto plant. (AP)

Global Talent War | Ep. 3: TSMC's Japan Unit Sparks Wage Shock, Forcing Tokyo's Billion-Dollar College Overhaul

The Taiwan Student Federation promotes the 'Semiconductor Future Talent Development Program.' During the summer, universities actively participated, with activities arranged for students to don cleanroom suits and enter laboratories. (Photo / Provided by

Global Talent War | Ep. 2: Intern at TSMC, Graduate With a Job: Taiwan’s New Export Is Education

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei at the Prime Minister's Office on February 5, 2026. (AP)

Global Talent War | Ep. 1： TSMC Kumamoto Plant Is Reshaping Japan's Credential Hierarchy

Thucydides Trap: When a rising power rapidly grows and threatens the position of an established hegemon, both sides are likely to be driven toward war by fear, suspicion, and strategic mistrust.

What the Thucydides Trap Means for Taiwan and U.S.-China Rivalry

Japan's PR rules are getting tougher. (Graphic: Storm Media)

Exclusive | How to Secure a 5-Year Visa in Japan Before the 2027 Immigration Overhaul

The president of the US, Donald Trump called Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after his China visit, with no clear response on Taiwan. (Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office)

Trump Briefs Japan's Takaichi on China Visit, Sidesteps Taiwan Question

Ho-Tai Daikin Northern Logistics Center. (file photo)

Beyond Nvidia: Daikin Posts Record Earnings on AI Cooling Demand

A concept map released by Itochu Corporation illustrates the strategic logic behind the joint venture: JR East contributes its railway network and station-centered town development expertise, while Itochu brings its real estate value chain and trading hou

JR East, Itochu Create Joint Real Estate Firm Targeting $1.7 Billion in Five Years

On January 5, 2026, Japan's Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki rings the opening bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange opening ceremony. (File photo, AP)

Yen Breaches 160 Mark, Japan Warns of Currency Intervention

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AP)

Japan’s Impossible Trinity: Why Takaichi, Ueda, and Katayama Are Trapped at the ¥160 Line

Japan's Joint Staff released images of China's Luyang III-class missile destroyer (133) and Jiangkai II-class frigate (577). (Photo / Japan Joint Staff)

Stealth Ships Face Off: China Shadows Japan After Taiwan Strait Transit

Tokyo's skyline filled with high-rise buildings. (Photo / ジユン@pakutaso)

Tokyo Condo Supply Hits Record Low as Prices Stay Elevated

West Japan International Education Institute in Fukuoka. (Photo / Google Maps)

High Court Reversal: Japanese Language School Cleared After Staff Chained Student

Onoda Kimi (小野田紀美), 44, serves as Minister of Economic Security in the Takaichi Sanae Cabinet. She is of Japanese-American descent, with an American father and a Japanese mother. (AP)

Japan's Minister in Charge of AI Strategy Doesn't Use AI — and Sees No Reason To

The Akiyamart website, which connects buyers with vacant properties across Japan. (Screenshot of Akiyamart website)

The 'Akiya' Illusion: Why Japan's $2,500 Abandoned Homes Are Not the Bargain They Appear

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