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\nand economically. Of Taiwan’s early Hakka emigrants, many had opted for Japan
\nand taken root there, with the largest concentrations in Tokyo and Osaka. In
\nApril 2018, YANG, CHANG-ZHEN,
\nincumbent minister of the Hakka Affairs Council (HAC), led a delegation to
\nattend gatherings of Hakka communities in the two cities. Also on the itinerary
\nwas a call on HATA Toshiyuki, then vice governor of Fukushima
\nPrefecture, to show solicitude for the people of Fukushima afflicted by the earthquake
\nand tsunami of March 11, 2011. The visitors also extended an invitation for
\ntheir hosts to seek consolation by taking trips to Hakka townships along
\nProvincial Highway 3 in Taiwan.<\/p>\n
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The invitation was soon met with a group of
\njunior high school students from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture coming to
\nProvincial Highway 3 in December of the same year. In the course of four days,
\nthese young Japanese visitors had a close encounter with Hakka culture across
\nTaoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli, whose hospitality and delicacies left them an
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At the HAC’s invitation, renowned Japanese
\nillustrator Amigos Koike came to Taiwan and served as a resident artist in several
\nHakka townships along Provincial Highway 3 during August-September 2019. His
\ntwo-month stay led to a good number of sketches of Hakka scenery, delicacies,
\nand sensibilities.<\/p>\n
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The HAC is now in the process of putting
\ntogether the Japanese illustrator’s wonderfully conceived works that will be
\nsupplemented by texts fitting for his Hakka experience. Due to be published at
\nthe end of this year, it will be available in both Taiwan and Japan and hit the
\nshelves of brick-and-mortar as well as online bookstores.<\/p>\n
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Through its upcoming compilation of Amigos
\nKoike’s works\u2014one that is set to derive from the perspective of a Japanese
\nartist\u2014the HAC expects to interest a greater number of Japanese about getting
\nto know Hakka culture better themselves. Hopefully in the post-pandemic era
\nthey can begin travelling to Taiwan and visiting the Hakka townships along
\nProvincial Highway 3.<\/p>\n
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OutReach\u00a0– 15 March 2021 – Taiwan and Japan have long enjoyed close relations historically, culturally,
and economically. Of Taiwan’s early Hakka emigrants, many had opted for Japan
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