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Japan ties to stay strong as PM changes: MOFA

TAIPEI -- Bilateral exchanges between Taiwan and Japan are expected to remain stable after Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda is sworn in as the country's new prime minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

Noda, 54, won the Democratic Party of Japan leadership race Monday, putting him on track to become Japan's sixth prime minister in five years.

Foreign Ministry spokesman James Chang said Japan is a democratic nation that maintains a consistent foreign policy.

“Based on a stable foundation, Taiwan and Japan are expected to continue their exchanges cordially,” Chang said.

Ruling Kuomintang Legislator Lee Hung-chun, who heads a Taiwan-Japan parliamentary friendship group, said he expected no major changes in Taiwan-Japan relations after Noda became Japan's next prime minister.

“Right now, bilateral ties between Taiwan and Japan are at their best ever,” Lee said.

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