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Taiwan rocket crashes in Hokkaido

A rocket developed by jtSPACE Co., a Japanese arm of a Taiwanese aerospace company, lifts off from a spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 12, 2025, before losing control and crashing to the ground.

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Taiwan rocket crashes in Hokkaido

A rocket developed by jtSPACE Co., a Japanese arm of a Taiwanese aerospace company, loses control and heads groundward after lifting off from a spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 12, 2025.

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Taiwan rocket crashes in Hokkaido

A rocket developed by jtSPACE Co., a Japanese arm of a Taiwanese aerospace company, lifts off from a spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 12, 2025, before losing control and crashing to the ground.

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Taiwan rocket crashes in Hokkaido

A rocket developed by jtSPACE Co., a Japanese arm of a Taiwanese aerospace company, lifts off from a spaceport in Taiki, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 12, 2025, before losing control and crashing to the ground.

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Artillery drill in Taiwan

M1A2T Abrams tanks purchased from the United States take part in a live-fire artillery drill in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, on July 10, 2025.

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Taiwan leader Lai's 1st overseas trip

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (L) speaks to reporters at Taoyuan International Airport in northern Taiwan on Nov. 30, 2024, before leaving for three Pacific island nations on his first overseas trip since taking office in May.

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Taiwan leader Lai's 1st overseas trip

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (C) waves at Taoyuan International Airport in northern Taiwan on Nov. 30, 2024, before leaving for three Pacific island nations on his first overseas trip since taking office in May.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Brings Gusty Winds And Heavy Rainfall Ahead Of Landfall 4

Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung around noon on Thursday, October 3. Even before its formal arrival, the typhoon had already brought gusty winds and heavy rainfall, causing damage such as downed trees and flooding in various cities. Nearly 5,000 households in Kaohsiung were experiencing power outages. This video shows a motorcycle navigating through the flooded Dongxin Road in Keelung, northern Taiwan in the morning.

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Philippines: Typhoon Krathon Unleashes Devastating Weather In Northern Islands 4

Typhoon Krathon, known as Julian in the Philippines, intensified into a super typhoon on Tuesday morning, October 1, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Krathon brought heavy rainfall, causing flooding and landslides in the northern islands, leaving at least 2 people dead.

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Philippines: Typhoon Krathon Unleashes Devastating Weather In Northern Islands 5

Typhoon Krathon, known as Julian in the Philippines, intensified into a super typhoon on Tuesday morning, October 1, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Krathon brought heavy rainfall, causing flooding and landslides in the northern islands, leaving at least 2 people dead.

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Philippines: Typhoon Krathon Unleashes Devastating Weather In Northern Islands 3

Typhoon Krathon, known as Julian in the Philippines, intensified into a super typhoon on Tuesday morning, October 1, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Krathon brought heavy rainfall, causing flooding and landslides in the northern islands, prompting officials to evacuate residents and shut down schools and inter-island ferries.

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Philippines: Typhoon Krathon Unleashes Devastating Weather In Northern Islands

Typhoon Krathon, known as Julian in the Philippines, intensified on Sunday, September 29, bringing heavy rainfall and causing flooding and landslides in the country. The Philippine weather agency stated that it could reach super typhoon status and placed alerts on several islands. Residents were advised to stay informed and prepare for potential evacuations. Typhoon Krathon was expected to pass close to Balintang Island and Batanes on Monday, with a possible landfall.

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Philippines: Typhoon Krathon Unleashes Devastating Weather In Northern Islands 2

Typhoon Krathon, known as Julian in the Philippines, intensified on Sunday, September 29, bringing heavy rainfall and causing flooding and landslides in the country. The Philippine weather agency stated that it could reach super typhoon status and placed alerts on several islands. Residents were advised to stay informed and prepare for potential evacuations. Typhoon Krathon was expected to pass close to Balintang Island and Batanes on Monday, with a possible landfall.

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Taiwan: Winds And Rain Pick Up Ahead Of Typhoon Gaemi Landfall 4

Winds and rain have started to pick up in Taiwan on Wednesday, July 24, ahead of Typhoon Gaemi's forecast landfall later today or early Thursday. The first typhoon to affect Taiwan this season, Gaemi packs maximum sustained winds of up to 162 kph, with gusts of up to 198 kph.

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-XI JINPING-SPRING FESTIVAL-INSPECTION (CN)

(240202) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extends Spring Festival greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese while visiting an ancient cultural street in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 1, 2024. Xi visited people in the northern city of Tianjin ahead of the Spring Festival and made an inspection tour in Tianjin from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

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Baseball: Taiwan's Sun Yi-lei

Nippon Ham Fighters' new signing Sun Yi-lei (2nd from L) of Taiwan poses for a photo on the mound alongside team manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo (far L) and his parents at Es Con Field Hokkaido in the northern Japan city of Kitahiroshima on Oct. 30, 2023, after the 18-year-old pitcher addressed the media in an introductory press conference.

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TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

Rescue workers are searching for those missing on Feb. 4, 2015, as a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed into a river in northern Taiwan after apparently losing speed while taking off from Taipei's Songshan Airport. The twin-engine short-haul plane had on board five crew members and 53 passengers, including four children.

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Wedding photos in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - A newly married couple from Hong Kong pose for a photo at a historic mansion in Sapporo on April 22, 2013, The Sapporo city government in northern Japan is promoting wedding photo shoots for clients from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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Taiwan boats return home from Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo shows a Taiwanese fishing boat at Nanfangao, a fishing port in northern Taiwan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2012, after it returning from a trip to a cluster of Taiwan-claimed Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea to assert Taiwanese fishermen's trawling rights in the rich fishing grounds.

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Taiwan boats return home from Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chen Chun-sheng (C), director of the Suao Fishermen's Association, holds a press conference with other members of the association at Nanfangao, a fishing port in northern Taiwan, in the early hours of Sept. 26, 2012, after returning from a trip in fishing boats to a cluster of Taiwan-claimed Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea to assert Taiwanese fishermen's trawling rights in the rich fishing grounds.

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Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local elementary school pupils sing during a ceremony in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, held on Sept. 13, 2011, prior to the departure of a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan. The city of Kushiro will lend the birds, a species designated as a special national natural treasure, to Taiwan for an indefinite period of time. Known as a symbol of longevity and conjugal love in Japan, the crane is also popular in Taiwan, which asked Kushiro in 2009 to donate some of the birds.

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Senkaku activists launch protest voyage from Taiwan

YELIU, Taiwan - Activists claiming Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands set out for the disputed area in a fishing boat from the northern Taiwan port of Yeliu in Taipei County on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Military guards removed from mausoleums of Chiang Kai-shek, son

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has removed military guards from the mausoleums of Generalissmo Chiang Kai-shek and his son President Chiang Ching-kuo, prompting the authorities to close the sites to the public on Dec. 24. In this photo taken Dec. 16, honor guards perform a changing of the guard ceremony at the entrance to the Chiang Kai-shek mausoleum at the Tzuhu Presidential Burial Place in northern Taiwan.

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Japanese makes solo kayak trip from Philippines to Taiwan

HUALIAN, Taiwan - Toru Yahata, a sea kayak instructor based in Okinawa, arrives in the eastern Taiwan port city of Hualian on June 18, after rowing 700 kilometers in a solo kayak trip from the northern Philippines. Yahata, 32, says it took him 16 days to make the voyage with his 5.5-meter boat, at an average speed of 6 km per hour. Yahata also made a solo kayak trip from Hualian to Yonakuni in southern Okinawa, a distance of 140 km, in June last year.

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Man sets off to paddle kayak from the Philippines to Taiwan

PAGUDPUD, Philippines - Satoru Yahata of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, waves as he leaves Pagudpud on the northern tip of the main Philippine island Luzon for Hualien in eastern Taiwan June 3, hoping to be the first man to paddle across the 700 kilometers of sea within a month.

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2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

KEELUNG, Taiwan - The first two of four Kidd-class destroyers sold to Taiwan by the United States are berthed at Keelung port after joining the Taiwanese Navy on Dec. 17. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu visited the northern Taiwan port to attend a grand commissioning ceremony organized for the two U.S.-made warships, part of an arms procurement package approved in April 2001 by the U.S. government.

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Taiwan gov't provides training for war correspondents

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Reporters and photojournalists from Taiwan newspapers and television stations undergo a one-day training course for battlefront coverage in the Middle East at an army camp in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan on Feb. 19. Government officials said 20 journalists are leaving soon to cover a possible U.S.-led attack against Iraq.

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Taiwan provides shelters for China fishermen during holidays

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Some 50 Chinese fishermen working in Taiwan's fishing industry have been allowed to stay in a temporary hostel in the northern city of Keelung. It is the first time for such fishermen to be allowed to embark on the island since Taiwan and communist-led China split after the civil war ended in 1949.

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Experts estimate casualties from Taiwan's nuclear plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo shows Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant under review over its construction. Japanese researchers, commissioned by Taiwan's local opponents of the plant to project the possible loss of life in the event of a major accident, warned Sept. 28 that a Chernobyl-like accident at the plant would immediately kill more than 8,700 people in northern Taiwan.

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Taiwan provides shelters for China fishermen during holidays

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Some 50 Chinese fishermen working in Taiwan's fishing industry have been allowed to stay in a temporary hostel in the northern city of Keelung. It is the first time for such fishermen to be allowed to embark on the island since Taiwan and communist-led China split after the civil war ended in 1949. (Kyodo)

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Mitsui Outlet Park in Taiwan

Photo taken March 31, 2016, shows Mitsui Outlet Park Linkou in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan. Mitsui Fudosan Co., a major Japanese real estate company, in January opened the outlet mall with about 220 stores and service facilities including movie theaters and Japanese restaurants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsui Outlet Park in Taiwan

Photo taken March 31, 2016, shows Mitsui Outlet Park Linkou in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan. Mitsui Fudosan Co., a major Japanese real estate company, in January opened the outlet mall with about 220 stores and service facilities including movie theaters and Japanese restaurants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Taiwan president Lee visits quake-hit Miyagi, northern Japan

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui shakes hands with a local resident during his visit to a monument in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2015, for victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region. Lee laid flowers at the monument and encouraged the survivors to keep up their reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China army storms mock Taiwan presidential palace in drill: media

Newspapers in Taiwan report with banner headlines on July 23, 2015, that Chinese troops stormed a mockup of Taiwan's presidential palace in Taipei during a military drill in northern China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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TransAsia aircraft crashes in northern Taiwan

Rescue workers are searching for those missing on Feb. 4, 2015, as a TransAsia Airways aircraft crashed into a river in northern Taiwan after apparently losing speed while taking off from Taipei's Songshan Airport. The twin-engine short-haul plane had on board five crew members and 53 passengers, including four children. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Sea Paradise operator to run aquarium in Taiwan

Nobuyuki Furukawa (L), president of Yokohama Hakkeijima Inc., shakes hands with Cathay Financial Holdings President Lee Chang-ken after signing a cooperation contract at a Taipei hotel on Nov. 28, 2016. The two companies will cooperate to build an aquarium in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, scheduled to open in 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japan's lighthouse legacy lives on in Taiwan

The lighthouse on Dongying Island in the Taiwan Strait resumes operation after a 50-year hiatus on June 5, 2016. The facility is at the extreme northern tip of Taiwan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Japan's lighthouse legacy lives on in Taiwan

The Cape Sandiao lighthouse on the northern coast of Taiwan looks over the Pacific Ocean on June 28, 2016. The facility was built by the Japanese in 1936 following two devastating shipwrecks in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local elementary school pupils sing during a ceremony in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, held on Sept. 13, 2011, prior to the departure of a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan. The city of Kushiro will lend the birds, a species designated as a special national natural treasure, to Taiwan for an indefinite period of time. Known as a symbol of longevity and conjugal love in Japan, the crane is also popular in Taiwan, which asked Kushiro in 2009 to donate some of the birds. (Kyodo)

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Man sets off to paddle kayak from the Philippines to Taiwan

PAGUDPUD, Philippines - Satoru Yahata of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, waves as he leaves Pagudpud on the northern tip of the main Philippine island Luzon for Hualien in eastern Taiwan June 3, hoping to be the first man to paddle across the 700 kilometers of sea within a month. (Kyodo)

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Japanese makes solo kayak trip from Philippines to Taiwan

HUALIAN, Taiwan - Toru Yahata, a sea kayak instructor based in Okinawa, arrives in the eastern Taiwan port city of Hualian on June 18, after rowing 700 kilometers in a solo kayak trip from the northern Philippines. Yahata, 32, says it took him 16 days to make the voyage with his 5.5-meter boat, at an average speed of 6 km per hour. Yahata also made a solo kayak trip from Hualian to Yonakuni in southern Okinawa, a distance of 140 km, in June last year. (Kyodo)

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Military guards removed from mausoleums of Chiang Kai-shek, son

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has removed military guards from the mausoleums of Generalissmo Chiang Kai-shek and his son President Chiang Ching-kuo, prompting the authorities to close the sites to the public on Dec. 24. In this photo taken Dec. 16, honor guards perform a changing of the guard ceremony at the entrance to the Chiang Kai-shek mausoleum at the Tzuhu Presidential Burial Place in northern Taiwan. (Kyodo)

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2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

KEELUNG, Taiwan - The first two of four Kidd-class destroyers sold to Taiwan by the United States are berthed at Keelung port after joining the Taiwanese Navy on Dec. 17. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu visited the northern Taiwan port to attend a grand commissioning ceremony organized for the two U.S.-made warships, part of an arms procurement package approved in April 2001 by the U.S. government. (Kyodo)

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Senkaku activists launch protest voyage from Taiwan

YELIU, Taiwan - Activists claiming Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands set out for the disputed area in a fishing boat from the northern Taiwan port of Yeliu in Taipei County on Sept. 13, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Taiwan presidential election

A supporter of the main opposition Nationalist Party (KMT) is pictured wearing a hat featuring the party's presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu at a rally in Keelun, northern Taiwan, on Jan. 7, 2020, ahead of the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo