1st Japanese couple marries in Taiwan aboriginal wedding

A Japanese couple tied the knot in a traditional aboriginal wedding ceremony in southern Taiwan on Saturday, the first foreign couple to do so since this particular ceremony began 14 years ago.Toshiaki Yoshida, 36, and Natsumi Ueno, 35, were the Japanese couple who wed through the ceremony.Chien Ching-fa, director of the Maolin National Scenic Area Administration, said of the outdoor ceremony in an aboriginal village in Sandimen Township, Pingtung County, that his agency has been co-organizing the annual event since 2005 to preserve aboriginal culture and promote tourism to the area.Ten cou…READ FULL ARTICLE