Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association Explained

Agency Name:Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association
Nativename:日本台湾交流協会
Nativename R:Nihon Taiwan Kōryū Kyōkai
Formed:1 December 1972
Headquarters:Aoba Roppongi Building 7th Floor
Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo
Chief1 Position:Representative[1]
Child1 Agency:Taipei Office
Tung Tai BLD., 28 Ching Cheng st., Taipei 10547
Child2 Agency:Kaohsiung Office
9F/10F., No.87, Heping 1st Rd., Lingya Dist., Kaohsiung 80272
Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association
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Japanese Header:Japanese Name
Kanji:日本台湾交流協会
Kana:にほん たいわん こうりゅう きょうかい
Romaji:Nihon Taiwan Kōryū Kyōkai
Chinese Header:Chinese Name
T:日本台灣交流協會
S:日本台湾交流协会
P:Rìběn Táiwān Jiāoliú Xiéhuì
Bpmf:ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Poj:Ji̍t-pún Tâi-oân Kau-liû Hia̍p-hōe

The, formerly known as Interchange Association, is an organization that represents the interests of Japan in Taiwan. In 2017, the current name was adopted.[2]

Its counterpart in Japan is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, formerly the office of the Association of East Asian Relations (1972–1992).

It has offices in Tokyo, in Taipei and in Kaohsiung.

The Taipei office, located at 28 Ching Cheng Street, functions as the de facto embassy in Taiwan and houses the Japanese Cultural Center. The Kaohsiung office similarly functions as a de facto consulate-general.[3]

The headquarters in Tokyo works to connect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taipei office.

History

The establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1972 required termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, and abrogation of the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty.[4]

The Association was established in the same year, and approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan. It operated from the premises of the former Japanese Embassy.[5] Its staff enjoy some diplomatic privileges as well as limited diplomatic immunity.

The arrangements under which Japan maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan became known as the "Japanese formula".[6] This was adopted by other countries, notably the United States in 1979.

Following the renaming of the Association in 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China expressed its opposition to the new name, urging Japan to "refrain from sending false signals to Taiwan and the international community, thereby causing new problems to China-Japan relations".[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2014/06/26/411017/Japans-new.htm Japan's new representative to Taiwan set for July arrival
  2. News: Tai. Ya-chen. Kao. Evelyn. Taiwan positive about name change of Japanese representative office. 28 December 2016. Central News Agency. 28 December 2016.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=3YgR77AzwuEC&dq=%22Association+of+East+Asian+Relations%22&pg=PA24 The International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China
  4. Web site: Tokyo High Court, June 12, 1980 . The Japanese Annual of International Law [No. 25]. 1982. 2012-04-11. (5) . . . . it must be construed that the Treaty of Peace between Japan and the Republic of China should lose its significance of existence and come to an end through the normalization of diplomatic relation between Japan and the People's Republic of China based on the Joint Communique. .
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P0QaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eiQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6945%2C7081786 Diplomatic Ambiguity Looms In Taiwan Links
  6. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7qojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5799%2C4154093 The Japanese Formula
  7. News: Chang. Mao-sen. Foreign ministry supports name change. 29 December 2016. Taipei Times. 29 December 2016.