TSMC will start making advanced 3-nanometer chips in Japan, stepping up plans to manufacture semiconductors in the country in a triumph for Sanae Takaichi’s technology ambitions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/05/companies/tsmc-plan-upgrade-chip-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tsmc #kumamoto #manufacturing #nvidia #apple #sanaetakaichi #ai #taiwan #tech

Trump, Xi discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, U.S. relations https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-soybeans-call-china-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #taiwan

The Taiwanese government's nearly $40 billion defense budget request is in jeopardy as the opposition pushes a much smaller proposal that omits key capabilities deemed critical to defending against a Chinese attack. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-defense-budget-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #budgets #defense #pla #china #us #kmt #dpp #donaldtrump #laichingte

Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food totaled ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, up 12.8% from the preceding year and hitting a record high for the 13th straight year, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/agricultural-forestry-fishery-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #forests #fishing #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #maff #hongkong #taiwan #china

Russia’s Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that ​Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, as Russia keeps a close eye on Japan’s “accelerated militarization.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/asia-pacific/politics/shoigu-russia-china-taiwan-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #russia #china #taiwan #sergeishoigu #wangyi #chinajapanrelations #russiajapanrelations #russiaukrainewar

Now Rosalind Liu with perspective from Taiwan: "Fork the Government: The Back and Forth #OpenSource Advocacy Road in #Taiwan" in the #Fosdem legal and policy devroom.

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/9HAMJC-fork_the_government_the_back_and_forth_open_source_advocacy_road_in_taiwan/

China's coast guard patrolled Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last year, it said on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/china-coast-guard-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #eastchinasea #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #senkakus #taiwan #defense

@Armadillosoft

#FionaHill gave it in her testimony in 2019 during one of #Trump's #impeachment s:

'The Russians repeatedly floated the idea of a "very strange swap arrangement between #Venezuela and #Ukraine"'

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/trumps-former-russia-adviser-says-russia-offered-us-free-rein-in-venezuela-in-exchange-for-ukraine/

it's a new #MolotovRibbentrop agreement

i am sure Trump will make one with #China too over #Taiwan

this orange turd has zero honor

as long as China and #Russia back off from Venezuela

Some dreamed of staying in Taiwan permanently, but now face challenges as the Taiwanese government weighs national security concerns, fearing that Beijing is sending undercover agents to the island.
#taiwan #news

The couple has been married for less than a year and describes their relationship as love at first sight. But Eason now faces the risk of being forced out of Taiwan, this safety haven, as tensions between his homeland and the island steadily escalate.

#china #marrige #taiwan

A little Chinese boy watched Taiwanese shows every night before he went to sleep.
They speak the same language as he does, but it is a different world — freer, more diverse. It was a world he craved.
#taiwan

⚠️🇺🇦Death of seahorses reported on Black Sea coast in Odesa possibly due to Russia’s ecocide oil contamination (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-other_news/4085317-death-of-seahorses-reported-on-black-sea-coast-in-odesa.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #Cyprus #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #Austria
#RussiaIsATerroristState

⚠️🇺🇦Death of seahorses reported on Black Sea coast in Odesa possibly due to Russia’s ecocide oil contamination (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-other_news/4085317-death-of-seahorses-reported-on-black-sea-coast-in-odesa.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #Cyprus #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #Austria
#RussiaIsATerroristState

After decades of the one-child policy, the decline in China's fertility rate was inevitable, like a boulder rolling down a hill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/28/world/reversing-china-demographic-decline/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #children #births #demographics #china #taiwan #us #sweden #finland

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said the Japan-U.S. alliance would collapse if Tokyo did nothing in the event U.S. forces were attacked during an emergency involving the evacuation of the allies’ citizens from Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-taiwan-us-alliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #taiwan #us #usmilitary #pla #china #sanaetakaichi #xijinping

The true reasons behind the downfall of China’s most senior military officer may never be known — but the move has raised questions about Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s aims and his designs on democratic Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/asia-pacific/china-military-purge-xi-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #xijinping

Japan is moving from ambiguity to clarity on Taiwan, signaling a shift in East Asian security that challenges China and pressures Europe to make harder choices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/23/europe-should-follow-japans-taiwan-lead/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #taiwan #europe #eu #southkorea #us #northkorea #russia #eujapanrelations #chinajapanrelations

American climber Alex Honnold conquered Taiwan's tallest building on Sunday, without ropes or safety gear, in a daring feat that was broadcast live on Netflix. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/25/more-sports/alex-honnold-taipei-101/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports #alexhonnold #taiwan #taipei101 #netflix

@thejapantimes #alexhonnold #taipei101 #taiwan I’ll be watching live tonight.
I rather wish I were there.
All the very best for the climb. 🌒

In the newly released U.S. National Defense Strategy, the Pentagon takes a softer stance on China and says it will offer “more limited U.S. support” to allies and partners — a shift likely to unnerve Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/asia-pacific/us-national-defense-strategy-2026/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #usmilitary #budgets #defense #donaldtrump #uschinarelations #china #pla #taiwan #northkorea #southkorea