Taiwan Delegation Attends Tokyo International Book Fair

TOKYO, July 6 Asia Pulse - A Taiwanese delegation organized by the Taiwan Publishing Association is currently attending the 2007 Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF), which began Thursday at the Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Centre.

According to Chen En-chuan, chairman of the association, this is the 12th time that his organization has organized a delegation to take part in the annual book show to help Taiwan's publishing sector explore overseas trade opportunities and boost cultural exchanges between the two countries.

The delegation is comprised of 25 government units, including the Cabinet-level Council for Cultural Affairs, the National Palace Museum and the National Museum of History, as well as 25 publishing companies, Chen said, adding that a "Taiwanese publishers" pavilion has been set up to display 1,300 types of works.

Noting that this is the first time that Taiwan has had the largest-ever number of books displayed at the show, Chen said that all books on display will be donated to Japanese academic institutions through Taiwan's representative office in Japan to enhance bilateral academic exchanges after the book fair.

According to Chen, around 800 exhibitors from 30 countries around the world are taking part in the annual show, which are divided into several exhibition zones for humanities and social science books, art books, natural science books, digital publishing, educational books and software, language education and children's books.

The annual book show runs through July 8.

(CNA)

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