Taiwan legislator tries ferry run to boost ties with Japan island

Taiwan's Legislative Speaker You Si-kun led a ferry trial run Tuesday between the island's eastern county of Yilan and Japan's westernmost inhabited island of Yonaguni in a bid to boost bilateral tourism and ties.You and his delegation of around 80 people, including some 40 tourism industry representatives, made a round trip between a port in Suao in Yilan and Yonaguni, with the two-way ferry rides taking around four hours.On the Japanese island, they held talks with Keiji Furuya, who heads a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers dedicated to strengthening Japan-Taiwan relations, and Yona…READ FULL ARTICLE