Japan and Taiwan are on friendly terms, more so than Taiwan and mainland China.<p>Japan colonised Taiwan and is considered to have modernised the island. The Japanese period is generally considered to have been better than what came afterwards (Chiang Kai-shek&#x27;s KMT fleeing the mainland and Mao&#x27;s thugs). The KMT is considered better than Mao&#x27;s communist party.<p>Summary: Japan &gt; KMT &gt; Mao