
Japan’s love for most things Taiwanese (one of the few Asian nations not hated by large tracts of the population it seems) is especially evident when it comes to the women of the isle – 2ch is so taken with them that it has been stalking them online and collecting their “ero-kawaii” pictures for indeterminate use.
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A teacher who pursued a sexual relationship with one of her pupils, going so far as to breast feed him and have sex in the school gym, and even post pictures of their antics online, has been jailed.
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A Taiwanese depiction of US soldiers desecrating Osama Bin Laden’s corpse whilst receiving an Xbox Achievement, and Bin Laden himself subsequently finding his promised virgins were not quite what he had in mind, has lately been shocking Internet users.
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Lasterk is a promising artist of Taiwanese extraction, whose bishoujo illustrations tend notably towards the erotic and cover a variety of popular characters in what are decidedly popular situations:
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China’s latest budget sees its “restrained” military spending ballooning 12.7%, amidst reports that its actual spending is far higher than official figures.
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Taiwan’s substantial otaku population has been enthusiastically attending Fancy Frontier 17, Taiwan’s answer to Comiket, and despite the rain attendance seems to have been healthy, with a variety of seiyuu, cosplayers and companions in attendance alongside the creepy hordes.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, International, News
- Date: Feb 18, 2011 17:48 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Exhibitionism, Image Gallery, Nopan, Pantsu, Shimapan, Taiwan, Voyeurism

Scenes of notably underdressed young ladies greeted commuters in Taiwan recently, for the nation recently held its own version of “No Pants Day”:
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Microsoft Taiwan’s Silverlight mascot Hikaru returns to wish benighted users of Microsoft’s Flash clone a merry Christmas – complete with gorgeous wallpapers.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Nov 6, 2010 07:23 JST
- Tags: China, Fine Art, History, Loli, Mahjong, Military, Politics, Russia, Taiwan, USA

Recent events have prompted Chinese to re-examine the artwork shown above – not for its rather tasteful depiction of naked young girls, but instead for its hidden allegorical subtext, showing as it does with some clarity the power struggle over the future of Taiwan and the wider East Asian region.
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Hinomoto Oniko, the moe personification of the “Japanese devil” racist epithet so popular in China of late, has been picked up by a Taiwanese newspaper.
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China’s efforts to intimidate Japan into submission have seen such trust of China as there is amongst the Japanese collapse, with as many as 90% of Japanese surveyed saying China cannot be trusted.
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After introducing adorable Windows 7 mascot Madobe Nanami, Microsoft has followed up with an official mascot for Silverlight, Hikaru. She is being hailed as even more charming than Madobe…
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