Japan’s incoming Prime Minister and his Taiwan connection

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment history of Taiwan, Japan-Taiwan, Keelung City

Keelung City Mayor Lin Yu-chang was proud to point out today that Fumio Kishida, who is set to become Japan’s 100th prime minister October 4, has an ancestral family connection with the port city. Fumio Kishida’s great-grandfather established two stores in Keelung City in 1895 and the buildings not only survive, but are well preserved. Democratic Progressive Party legislator Tsai Shih-ying pointed out the connection in a Facebook post yesterday, explaining that Kitaro Kishida established a Kimono store and a

book launch for Origins of the Austronesian People's August 17, 2021

Culture

August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Austronesian, history of Taiwan, indigenous people

The Council of Indigenous Peoples launched a book that explores the origin of the world’s most widely distributed language group, yesterday, August 17. The Origins of the Austronesians consists of articles by experts and scholars from around the world, and was published under the auspices of Taiwan’s Council of Indigenous Peoples. The book is the culmination of efforts that began at the International Austronesian Languages Revitalization Forum, jointly organized by Taiwan, Japan, and the United States, and held in Palau

Entertainment

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment history of Taiwan, Seqalu, Taiwan films and movies

A 12-part docudrama based on a novel set around real historical events involving an American punitive expedition in Taiwan in the mid-19th century will go to air on PTS August 14. The TV drama produced by Taiwan Public Television Service (PTS) took 3 years to make with 135 days of filming on location in Pingtung County, and other areas of Taiwan. PTS chose March 12 to make the announcement on screening dates as the day marked the 154th anniversary of

An old well in Taiwan that may have been built by the Dutch

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May 31, 2016 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chiayi County, Dutch Formosa, history of Taiwan, Lantan Reservoir

Receding water levels at a reservoir in Chiayi County have revealed a well that has been submerged since the reservoir was reconstructed during the Japanese colonial period. The Lantan Reservoir was originally constructed by the Dutch when they occupied Formosa 1624 to 1662. After the Dutch left, the reservoir fell into disrepair. A Hakka immigrant surnamed Wu bought the land where the well is located, but during the Japanese colonial period, the land was resumed, and the reservoir reconstructed to

history of Taiwan

Japan’s incoming Prime Minister and his Taiwan connection

Origin of the Austronesians: book on one of the greatest migrations in human history launched in Taiwan

Seqalu: Formosa 1867, docudrama on American expedition to Taiwan to begin screening August 14

Low Water Levels Reveal Old Well: Maybe from Dutch Era Formosa