Interchange Association, Japan

Coordinates: 35°39′43.66″N 139°44′11.05″E / 35.6621278°N 139.7364028°E / 35.6621278; 139.7364028

Interchange Association, Japan
財團法人交流協會
財團法人交流協會
Agency overview
Formed 1972
Jurisdiction  Taiwan
Headquarters Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Mikio Numata, Representative[1]

The Interchange Association, Japan (財団法人交流協会 Zaidan Hōjin Kōryū Kyōkai) (Chinese: 財團法人交流協會; pinyin: Cáituán Fǎrén Jiāoliú Xiéhuì) represents the interests of Japan in Taiwan.

Its counterpart in Japan is the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, formerly the office of the Association of East Asian Relations

It has offices in Tokyo, in Taipei and in Kaohsiung.

The Taipei office, located at 28 Ching Cheng Street, functions as the de facto embassy in Taiwan, while the Kaohsiung office similarly functions as a de facto consulate-general.[2]

The headquarters in Tokyo works to connect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taipei office.

History

The establishment of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1972 required termination of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China, and abrogation of the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty.[3]

The Association was established in the same year, and approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan. It operated from the premises of the former Japanese Embassy.[4] Its staff enjoy some diplomatic privileges as well as limited diplomatic immunity.[2]

The arrangements under which Japan maintained unofficial relations with Taiwan became known as the "Japanese formula".[5] This was adopted by other countries, notably the United States in 1979.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Japan's new representative to Taiwan set for July arrival, The China Post, June 26, 2014
  2. 1 2 3 The International Law of Recognition and the Status of the Republic of China, Hungdah Chiu in The United States and the Republic of China: Democratic Friends, Strategic Allies, and Economic Partners, Steven W. Mosher, Transaction Publishers, 1992, page 24
  3. ↑ "Tokyo High Court, June 12, 1980". The Japanese Annual of International Law [No. 25]. 1982. Retrieved 2012-04-11. (5) . . . . it must be construed that the Treaty of Peace between Japan and the Republic of China should lose its significance of existence and come to an end through the normalization of diplomatic relation between Japan and the People's Republic of China based on the Joint Communique.
  4. ↑ Diplomatic Ambiguity Looms In Taiwan Links, New York Times News Service, The Times-News, December 21, 1978, page 12
  5. ↑ The Japanese Formula, New York Times News Service, The Times-News, April 11, 1977, page 9

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