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Ceremony in Taiwan in memory of Japanese engineer

Akie Abe, the widow of slain Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, poses at a statue of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) during a ceremony in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2026, in honor of the Japanese engineer's contribution to the building of hydraulic facilities in then Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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Ceremony in Taiwan in memory of Japanese engineer

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks during a memorial ceremony for Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2026, in honor of the Japanese engineer's contribution to the building of hydraulic facilities in then Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Fung-wong Brings Heavy Rain and Gusty Winds Ahead of Landfall

The Central Weather Administration issued a land warning on Tuesday, November 11, as Typhoon Fung-wong approached southern Taiwan. Mass evacuations were carried out for residents in the eastern part of the country, with the storm expected to make landfall in Kaohsiung or Pingtung by Wednesday evening or night. This video shows flooding situation on Yangjin Highway in New Taipei City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Podul Intensifies, Strikes Southern and Eastern Regions 5

Typhoon Podul strengthened as it approached Taiwan on Wednesday, August 13, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the island’s southern and eastern regions. Over 5,500 residents were evacuated, while train services were partially suspended and roads closed as precautions. The storm’s impact is expected to peak in the evening.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Podul Intensifies, Strikes Southern and Eastern Regions 4

Typhoon Podul strengthened as it approached Taiwan on Wednesday, August 13, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the island’s southern and eastern regions. Over 5,500 residents were evacuated, while train services were partially suspended and roads closed as precautions. The storm’s impact is expected to peak in the evening. This video shows the strong winds and rain wash the roof and the street in Taitung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Podul Intensifies, Strikes Southern and Eastern Regions 3

Typhoon Podul strengthened as it approached Taiwan on Wednesday, August 13, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the island’s southern and eastern regions. Over 5,500 residents were evacuated, while train services were partially suspended and roads closed as precautions. The storm’s impact is expected to peak in the evening. This video shows solar panels being blown away by strong winds in Taitung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Podul Intensifies, Strikes Southern and Eastern Regions

Typhoon Podul strengthened as it approached Taiwan on Wednesday, August 13, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the island’s southern and eastern regions. Over 5,500 residents were evacuated, while train services were partially suspended and roads closed as precautions. The storm’s impact is expected to peak in the evening. This video shows the flooding situation in Yuli, Hualien County.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Podul Intensifies, Strikes Southern and Eastern Regions 2

Typhoon Podul strengthened as it approached Taiwan on Wednesday, August 13, unleashing strong winds and heavy rain across the island’s southern and eastern regions. Over 5,500 residents were evacuated, while train services were partially suspended and roads closed as precautions. The storm’s impact is expected to peak in the evening. This video shows the heavy rainfall in Chihshang, Taitung County.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Tainan

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi City's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on July 6, 2025, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 2

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Taibao City, Chiayi.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Ceremony in Taiwan in memory of Japanese engineer

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te lays flowers at a statue of Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) during a ceremony in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on May 8, 2025, in honor of the Japanese engineer's contribution to the building of hydraulic facilities in then Japanese-ruled Taiwan.

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Taiwan: Caregiver Protects Grandma As M6.4 Earthquake Strikes

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, January 21 at around 00:17. At least 27 people were reportedly injured. The video shows the moment the quake hit, with a caregiver protecting an elderly woman in bed in Danei District, Tainan.

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Aftermath of earthquake in southern Taiwan

A woman looks into a collapsed house in Tainan on Jan. 21, 2025, after a powerful earthquake jolted the southern Taiwan city.

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Aftermath of earthquake in southern Taiwan

A warehouse is collapsed in Tainan on Jan. 21, 2025, after a powerful earthquake jolted the southern Taiwan city.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 7

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows damage to trees in Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 8

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows a landslide caused by the typhoon on Xinfeng Street in Keelung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 5

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows damage to buildings and trees in Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 6

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows damage to trees in Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 4

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows damage to buildings in Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 3

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows damaged trees and debris on the street in Yancheng District, Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction 2

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows a downed tree blocking a road in in Kaohsiung City.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Leaves Trail Of Destruction

Typhoon Krathon struck southern Taiwan on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm, leaving a trail of destruction. So far, two deaths have been reported. This video shows a destroyed convenience store in Kaohsiung City.

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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 5

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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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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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 4

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 3

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 2

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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Taiwan's next president Lai

Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, who won the presidential election in January, attends a memorial ceremony for colonial-era Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942) in Tainan, southern Taiwan, May 8, 2024.

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Naha airport after tsunami warning

Naha airport in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is crowded on April 3, 2024, after operations were temporarily suspended following a tsunami warning due to a powerful earthquake off Taiwan.

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Naha airport after tsunami warning

Naha airport in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is crowded on April 3, 2024, after operations were temporarily suspended following a tsunami warning due to a powerful earthquake off Taiwan.

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Okinawa after tsunami warning

People evacuate to higher ground in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on April 3, 2024, due to a tsunami warning issued following a powerful earthquake off Taiwan.

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Naha airport after tsunami warning

Naha airport in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is crowded on April 3, 2024, after operations were temporarily suspended following a tsunami warning due to a powerful earthquake off Taiwan.

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Naha airport after tsunami warning

Naha airport in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa is crowded on April 3, 2024, after operations were temporarily suspended following a tsunami warning due to a powerful earthquake off Taiwan.

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Strong earthquake off Taiwan

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki attends a meeting of the prefectural government's anti-disaster task force in Naha on April 3, 2024, as a tsunami warning is issued for southern Japanese islands following a strong earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan.

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Strong earthquake off Taiwan

Okinawa Prefecture's anti-disaster task force convenes a meeting in Naha on April 3, 2024, as a tsunami warning is issued for southern Japanese islands following an strong earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan.

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Scholars discuss Minnan culture exchange between Chinese mainland, Taiwan

STORY: Scholars discuss Minnan culture exchange between Chinese mainland, Taiwan DATELINE: July 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN GENG, Expert of Minnan culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SAN-CHING, Honorary professor at Taiwan's Cheng Kung University 4. various of Nanyin music STORYLINE: Scholars from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan on Sunday discussed ways to promote Minnan culture, or Hokkien culture, in an academic event held at Xiamen University in east China's Fujian Province. This was the fifth event of the "Cross-Strait Scholars Face-to-Face" program co-hosted by Xiamen University and the Academy of Chinese Culture. Minnan literally means "southern Fujian Province." Many ancient cultural heritages in this region are shared by people across the Taiwan Strait. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SAN-CHING, Honorary professor, Taiwan's Cheng Kung University "The Minnan dialect is a branch of the Chinese l

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Baseball: Lotte warm-up game against Taiwan pro team

Lotte Marines manager Masato Yoshii (C) high-fives players of Taiwanese pro baseball team Rakuten Monkeys after a warm-up game during the Japanese Pacific League team's pre-season training in Ishigaki in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2023.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

The Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is pictured on March 15, 2023. The garrison opened on March 16 on the remote island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan amid intensifying military activity by China in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel can be seen on March 16, 2023, at a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

People stage a rally on March 16, 2023, near a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Japan GSDF opens new garrison in southern Japan

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand guard on March 16, 2023, in front of a garrison that opened the same day on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Some 570 or fewer GSDF members will be stationed on the island near the disputed Senkaku Islands and Taiwan, apparently in response to China's intensifying military activities in nearby waters.

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Taiwan president

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2016, shows a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Rescue workers search for people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Rescue workers search for people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.

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M6.4 quake hits southern Taiwan

TAINAN, Taiwan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2016, shows a collapsed high-rise building in Tainan, Taiwan, after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit southern Taiwan.