All four candidates vying to succeed Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga welcomed Friday Taiwan's application to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, a move sure to provoke China.In an online town hall meeting for Wednesday's presidential election of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, vaccination minister Taro Kono, former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi and former gender equality minister Seiko Noda said they "support" Taiwan's entry into the 11-member regional trade pact, while former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said he "welcomes" Taipei's bid …READ FULL ARTICLE