Brian Hioe is a writer, editor, translator and activist based in Taipei. He was one of the founders of New Bloom Magazine, an online magazine covering activism and youth politics in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region.
Taipei welcomes Takaichi's comments on Taiwan, even as Japan's right wing uses island for its own ends


Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te. (Source photos by Ken Suzuki and Sae Kamae)
Brian Hioe is a writer, editor, translator and activist based in Taipei. He was one of the founders of New Bloom Magazine, an online magazine covering activism and youth politics in Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region.