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Japan opens radar station 150km from Diaoyutai Islands

Tuesday, 29 March 2016 09:51 Taiwan Tati Cultural & Educational Foundation

Members of Japan Self-Defense Forces hold an opening ceremony for a new military base on the island of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Photo: Reuters / Kyodo / Files

Japan yesterday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence-gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing.

Proposal to limit ex-presidents’ travel

Monday, 28 March 2016 10:50 Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Lo Chih-cheng speaks in Taipei on Monday last week.
Photo: Chang Chia-ming, Taipei Times

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators have proposed amendments to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (臺灣地區與大陸地區人民關係條例) to require former presidents and vice presidents to obtain official approval from the sitting president prior to visiting China.

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Spectators watch as a King Boat is prepared to be burned on a beach in Pingtung County’s Donggang Township at the end of the Wang Ye Worshiping Ceremony yesterday.
Photo: CNA

The Wang Ye Worshiping Ceremony in Pingtung County culminated early yesterday with the burning of a purpose-built King Boat on a beach in Donggang Township (東港), signifying the deity being sent off.

The festival — held once every three years with the aim to prevent the spread of plagues — is one of the biggest Wang Ye festivals in Taiwan and dates back 300 years.