Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan

(Redirected from Taiwan–Japan Relations Association) De facto embassy of the Republic of China

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
臺北駐日經濟文化代表處
Agency overview
台北駐日経済文化代表処
Representative Office in Japan
Formed	1972 (as Association of East Asian Relations) 1992 (as Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office)
Jurisdiction	Japan
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Agency executive	Lee I-yang, Representative
Website	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan (TECO; Chinese: 臺北駐日經濟文化代表處; pinyin: Táiběi Zhùrì Jīngjì Wénhuà Dàibiǎo Chù, Japanese 台北駐日経済文化代表処 Taihoku Zainichi Keizai Bunka Daihyou Sho) represents the interests of Taiwan in Japan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. It is operated by the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association (Chinese: 臺灣日本關係協會; pinyin: Táiwān Rìběn Guānxì Xiéhuì), a parastatal agency of the government.

Its Japanese counterpart is the Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association in Taipei.

History

The Association of East Asian Relations (AEAR) was established in 1972 after the government of Japan severed its diplomatic relations with Taiwan, replacing the Republic of China's embassy in Tokyo, and its consulates-general in Yokohama, Osaka and Fukuoka. In 1992, the offices in Japan adopted the current name. In 2017, AEAR was renamed Taiwan–Japan Relations Association.

However, the situation in Okinawa was different. Okinawa had been occupied by the United States since the end of World War II until 1972, and its name under the occupation was Ryukyu. In 1958, the ROC established Sino-Ryukyuan Cultural and Economic Association. After Okinawa's return to Japan in May 1972 and the severance of diplomatic relations in September, the Office in Okinawa remained with the same name. This office, under a different title, had existed simultaneously with the TECRO offices in Japan until 2006, when the office in Okinawa was merged into the Office in Tokyo.

This curiosity may have arisen because the Ryūkyū Kingdom was a tributary state of China (the Ming and Qing Dynasties) before the 19th century, and consequently the ROC, as the successor government of the Qing, may for historical reasons have distinguished Okinawa from Japan. However, in 2006, Taiwan officially acknowledged that Okinawa is now part of Japan. It now has liaison offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka and branches of the Tokyo Office in Yokohama, Naha and Sapporo.

Missions and consular districts

Mision		Consular district
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan	Tokyo Prefecture, Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Nigata Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture
	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka	Osaka Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyōgo Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Mie Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture, Hiroshima Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture, Ehime Prefecture, Tokushima Prefecture, Kōchi Prefecture, Kagawa Prefecture
	Yokohama Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan	Kanagawa Prefecture, Shizuoka Prefecture
	Naha Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan	Okinawa Prefecture
	Sapporo Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan	Hokkaido Prefecture
	Fukuoka Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka	Fukuoka Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, Ōita Prefecture, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kagoshima Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture, Saga Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture

Representatives

Representatives (AEAR)

Ma Shu-li, 1973–1985
Mou Shung-nian, 1985
Ma Chi-chuang, 1985–1990
Chiang Hsiao-wu, 1990–1991
Hsu Shui-teh, 1991–1993

Representatives

Lin Chin-ching, 1993–1996
Chuang Ming-yao, 1996–2000
Lo Fu-chen, 2000–2004
Koh Se-kai, 2004–2008
John Feng, 2008–2012
Shen Ssu-tsun, 2012–2016
Frank Hsieh, 2016–2024
Lee I-yang, 2024-

References

^ 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
^ Republic of China Yearbook. Kwang Hwa Publishing Company. 1998. p. 145. ISBN 9789570211795.
Taiwan to set up its first Okinawa TECRO office, Taipei Times, May 31, 2006
Taiwan opens new office in Sapporo, Taiwan Today, December 1, 2009
"中華民國外交部領事事務局亞太地區轄區查詢". Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

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