Since then, the name “Lee Soo-hyun” has been a symbol of reconciliation between Japan and South Korea. then-Japanese emperor Akihito and then-empress Michiko attended the screening and expressed their condolences to the student’s parents, who were also in attendance. In June, the film was followed by a documentary about Lee Soo-hyun’s parents called I Am a Bridge, which was released in Japan and South Korea. Since then, Taiwan and Japan have helped each other cope whenever either of them has been struck by a disaster. From tourism in Taiwan to a pearl milk tea trend, Japanese have not grown tired of a “Taiwan craze.”

Source: Taipei Times November 12, 2019 16:03 UTC