Taiwan representative in Japan boycotts Nagasaki anniversary ceremony over seating

Taiwan's top economic representative in Japan, Lee Yi-yang, boycotted the 81st anniversary memorial marking Nagasaki’s U.S. atomic bombing, accusing local officials of being pro-China. He stated that seat assignments were designed to deny Taiwan's status as a nation and disregard its sovereignty. The article notes that while Japan normalized diplomatic ties with Beijing in 1972, close economic and trade ties persist between Japan and Taiwan.