Japan ruling lawmaker congratulates Taiwan President-elect Lai in Taipei

Keiji Furuya, the head of a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers dedicated to strengthening Tokyo-Taipei relations, met with Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory the previous day, and expressed anticipation toward deepening bilateral cooperation.Furuya told Lai that his win in Saturday's leadership contest was "a historic victory for the whole world, not only in Taiwan" and that the lawmaker looks forward to working with the president-elect to promote Taiwan-Japan cooperation, according to Lai's Democratic Progressive Party.Thanking Fu…READ FULL ARTICLE