MOU on education signed in JapanBy Rachel Lin and Esme Yeh / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Education’s Primary and Secondary School International Educational Exchange Alliance on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture to deepen bilateral education exchanges in sustainability issues and semiconductors. Photo courtesy of the Ministry of EducationThe MOU was signed by National Tainan Chia-Chi Senior High School principal Chen Yun-ju (陳韻如) and board superintendent Hiroki Ooi. Japan is the country with most sister schools in Taiwan, at least 290, showing that both sides have established solid ties as education partners, the ministry said. K-12 Education Administration Director-General Sun Min-yi (孫旻儀) said the prefecture is the fourth Japanese local government — following Chiba, Miyagi and Shizuoka prefectures — to sign an education MOU with the alliance. The MOU is aimed at facilitating exchanges and research on semiconductors and sustainable development goals-related environmental issues, especially for senior-high students, she said.

Source: Taipei Times January 20, 2026 16:39 UTC