The frienship between Taiwan and Japan should be deepened, Masanobu Ogura, who is leading a Japanese delegation in Taipei, told President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文), Vice President William Lai (賴清德) and members of a Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division delegation via teleconference.
Ogura, who heads the division and is a lawmaker in the Japanese House of Representatives, said he regretted not meeting Tsai and Lai in person, due to one of the delegation’s members, Daisuke Nishino, being diagnosed with COVID-19, but thanked Tsai for meeting with acting delegation head Norikazu Suzuki and other members.
Ogura said Tsai’s strong leadership has been recognized
Taipei, May 5 (CNA) A member of a visiting Youth Division delegation from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has tested positive in Taiwan early Thursday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), adding that the individual and his contacts have canceled all their planned activities in the country.
Taipei, May 3 (CNA) A delegation from the Youth Division of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) arrived in Taiwan for a five-day visit Tuesday, according to Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan.