DPP bigwig to head Taiwan's top agency overseeing Japan ties

DPP bigwig to head Taiwan's top agency overseeing Japan ties

Photo taken May 27, 2016, in Taipei shows Chiou I-jen, a heavyweight of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party who was elected that day as chairman of the Association of East Asian Relations, Taiwan's semi-official agency handling the island's relations with Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan, Japan sign search and rescue MOU

Taiwan, Japan sign search and rescue MOU

Mitsuo Ohashi (R), chairman of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and Taiwan-Japan Relations Association President Chiou I-jen shake hands in Taipei on Dec. 20, 2017, after signing a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation over search and rescue at sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan, Japan begin maritime cooperation talks in Taipei

Taiwan, Japan begin maritime cooperation talks in Taipei

Mitsuo Ohashi (R), chairman of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, and Taiwan-Japan Relations Association President Chiou I-jen shake hands before the second maritime talks between Taiwan and Japan begin in Taipei on Dec. 19, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan opens cultural center in Taiwan

Japan opens cultural center in Taiwan

Mikio Numata (3rd from R), head of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei, and Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), president of the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association, pose for the media in Taipei on Nov. 27, 2017. The Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association opened a cultural center the same day to deepen bilateral exchanges. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ceremony held to mark new name of Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan

Ceremony held to mark new name of Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan

Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan Mikio Numata (3rd from R) and his Taiwanese counterpart, Association of East Asian Relations President Chiou I-jen (3rd from L), pose for photos during a plaque revealing ceremony on Jan. 3, 2017. Japan changed the name of its de facto diplomatic mission in Taiwan from the Interchange Association to the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan, Japan sign agreement on language exchange, product safety

Taiwan, Japan sign agreement on language exchange, product safety

Chiou I-jen (L), president of Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations, shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart, Mitsuo Ohashi, chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei on Nov. 30, 2016, after signing two memoranda of understanding on language education cooperation and consumer product safety. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan, Japan hold trade talks in Taipei

Taiwan, Japan hold trade talks in Taipei

Chiou I-jen (L side, standing), president of Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations, speaks at the 41st round of the Taiwan-Japan trade talks that began at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei on Nov. 29, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan, Taiwan hold 1st round of maritime cooperation dialogue

Japan, Taiwan hold 1st round of maritime cooperation dialogue

Mitsuo Ohashi (R) of Japan's Interchange Association, the body in charge of ties with Taiwan, and his Taiwanese counterpart Chiou I-jen, chairman of the Association of East Asian Relations, shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2016, before talks on maritime cooperation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo