Is there a “real companion” in Asia in Japan, taking the opportunity of the invasion of Ukraine? Can the military invasion of Taiwan, which the Japanese have made efforts to cultivate, be prevented? (1/5) | JBpress

Can the military invasion of Taiwan, which the Japanese have made efforts to cultivate, be prevented?

Nature in Hualien County, Taiwan (Source: Aliexpress)

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(Toshiharu Hirai: Associate Professor, Hanyang Women’s University, South Korea)

Taiwan has a deep connection with Japan. I want to talk regarding one thing today.

The reason I thought so was that Russia invaded Ukraine. The unfortunate catastrophe of the Ukraine crisis provides suggestive hints on how Japan will confront China-Taiwan relations.

However, the main story here is Taiwan. Let’s touch on Ukraine a little at the end.

Kada Kinzaburo who worked on the development of the east coast of Taiwan

I remember it was regarding four and a half years ago. I got off the train at Gwangbok Station in the southern part of Hualien City, eastern Taiwan. It was a dizzying followingnoon with the scorching summer sunshine of the tropical country.

I came to see the Ami tribe, who live in Hualien, because the year-end festival of Taiwanese indigenous people is held that evening. I asked Mr. Kenji Harima, who runs the reserved guest house, for guidance.