Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, a candidate in next year's presidential election, hailed the contributions of Japanese civil engineer Yoichi Hatta in the colonial era at a memorial ceremony on Monday.At an event in Tainan, southern Taiwan, to commemorate Yoichi Hatta (1886-1942), Lai said the Wushantou Reservoir, the construction of which was overseen by the engineer, serves as a basis for the emotional connection between the people of Japan and Taiwan.That connection continues to grow as both sides are "willing to stand together against the expansion of authoritarianism for regional pe…READ FULL ARTICLE
