Taiwan-Japan relations

Tsai Administration Lifts Food Ban from Japanese Prefectures Affected by the Fukushima Disaster

Brian Hioe
After months of speculation, the Tsai administration announced the lifting of a longstanding ban on food imports from the Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, and Chiba prefectures of Japan. The ban lasted for eleven years and was enacted after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, which took place after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, as the five provinces were affected by radiation from the ban...
EnglishFebruary 2022Politics6 min read

Will the Tsai Administration Lift Barriers on Food Imports from Fukushima?

Brian Hioe
The issue of food imports from Japan’s Fukushima prefecture is expected to become a contested issue for the Tsai administration in the near future. This takes place in the wake of a December 2020 referendum that saw the DPP victorious, with the DPP’s positions on all four referendum questions winning out over the KMT, in addition to the referendum failing to meet benchmarks to be binding. Some reports suggest that the DPP will next move to lift the ban...
EnglishJanuary 2022Politics5 min read

175 Domestic Cases Announced, CECC Responds to Claims in Media Alleging Deaths After Vaccination

Brian Hioe
The CECC announced 175 domestic cases of COVID-19 today, along with 19 deaths. There are increasing reports in the media of sudden deaths that have taken place after COVID-19 vaccination, with 13 deaths claimed to have happened so far. The CECC responded to such reports today, seeing as these were individuals with preexisting conditions and, statistically, 260 individuals over 75 years old pass away every day. This overlaps with the fact that 70,000 to 80,000 individuals over 75 years old are vaccinated every day...
COVID UpdatesEnglishJune 2021Politics11 min read