Former Japan SDF chief Iwasaki appointed adviser to Taiwan's Cabinet

Taiwan's Cabinet has appointed Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, as a political consultant, sources familiar with the matter said Friday, triggering a rebuke from China, which views the self-ruled island as its own.The appointment marks the second time that a Japanese national has been known to take up the post of adviser to the Executive Yuan, Taiwan's Cabinet, in recent years, following Tainan-based businessman Takao Nozaki, who assumed the post in August.China lodged a protest with Japan over the appointment of Iwasaki, Chinese Foreign M…READ FULL ARTICLE