Taiwan top legislator plans ferry run to boost ties with Japan island

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun said Thursday he plans to lead a trial ferry run from the island's eastern county of Yilan to Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni next week in a bid to boost tourism and ties between the two sides.Keiji Furuya, who heads a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers dedicated to strengthening Japan-Taiwan relations, will meet the 80-member delegation led by You upon arrival at Yonaguni. He will then join the return trip to Yilan later that day, according to the secretariat of the island's Legislative Yuan.The round trip, which takes a little …READ FULL ARTICLE