Japan’s Pro-Taiwan Parliamentary Group Renames Itself to Emphasize “Taiwan” (opens in new tab)

On June 11, Japan’s bipartisan parliamentary group supporting ties with Taiwan formally voted to change its name from the Japan–ROC Diet Members’ Consultative Council (Nikkan Kon) to the Japan–Taiwan Diet Members’ Consultative Council. (Note: the original name in Chinese is “日華(Japan-China)” where 華 means China and traditionally associated with the Republic of China (ROC); the…