New Taiwan-Japan ferry service debuts on ship that has war evacuation role ^58%

The Japan Times - By Ann Wang - 5/28/2026, 9:35 AM

Negativity Bias 58.3% - Framing Effect 35.3% - Optimism Bias 27.6%

KEELUNG, TAIWAN – A new ferry service to serve booming tourism between Taiwan and Japan began on Thursday on a ship that could be pressed into service to evacuate ​people on southern Japanese islands in the event of a war ‌in the ‌region. The Yaima Maru is one of the ships that ​Japan’s government this year put on a list of vessels to be... more