Taiwan Raises 2.5 B. Yen in Donations to Japan over Quake

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023.
11:50 JST, January 23, 2024
TAIPEI, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)—The Taiwanese government said Monday that it has raised some 540 million Taiwan dollars from the public for donations to Japan following a massive New Year’s Day earthquake.
The Japanese earthquake has been drawing keen attention among people in Taiwan, which is also earthquake-prone like Japan.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has issued a message of support soon after the earthquake and offered aid. The Taiwanese government has pledged to donate ¥60 million.
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