To expand the channels for promoting Taiwanese books in Japan, the Taiwan Cultural Center in Tokyo has organized the "Taiwan Book Fair" from Oct. 15 to the end of November, connecting 20 independent bookstores in Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Nagano, Aichi, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Kagawa, Tottori, and Fukuoka, among others.
Under the support of the Cultural Division of Taipei Representative Office in Italy, the artist Liao Jau-Yng presented her personal creative style and visual aesthetics through the carbon steel art installation "Red Gate, a Red Imprint" at XIII Florence Biennale Art Design from Oct. 26 until 31, attracting a total of 369 artists from 55 countries, of which seven from Taiwan are competing for the biennial awards.
Partnered with the Taiwan Academy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles on the Spotlight Taiwan Project, the University of British Columbia Department of Asian Studies launches eight virtual events titled "Indigenous Taiwan: Transpacific Connections" from Oct. 14 to Nov. 4.