https://www.scmp.com/rss/523002/feed The latest news and top stories on Yoshiyuki Ogasawara, a Professor Emeritus at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and an Honorary Chair Professor at the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan. He has a background in sociology from Hitotsubashi University and taught at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies for over three decades. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lawrence Chung Lawrence Chung An unprecedented wave of criticism from Japan’s major newspapers against William Lai Ching-te has sparked debate over whether Tokyo is losing trust in the popularly elected Taiwanese leader just over a year into his term. The “extraordinary” media backlash followed the failed July 26 mass recall vote targeting opposition lawmakers, which was initiated by Taiwan’s civil groups but publicly endorsed by Lai’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The recall bid was roundly rejected by voters,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3321758/why-taiwans-william-lai-facing-extraordinary-japanese-media-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3321758/why-taiwans-william-lai-facing-extraordinary-japanese-media-backlash?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:14 +0000