Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/21
By: Yang Ming-chu, Lee Yu-cheng and Lilian Wu

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (CNA) Table tennis player Chiang Hung-chieh (江宏傑), a member of Taiwan’s national team, and popular Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (福原愛) formally announced their marriage Wednesday.

At a news conference in Tokyo, Fukuhara, dressed in a graceful kimono, was the first to appear, saying that she and Chiang had registered their marriage in Tokyo Sept. 1 and planned to also register it in Taiwan at a later date.

Chiang, tall, handsome and wearing a suit, immediately became the focus of the limelight.

Fukuhara said she loved Chiang because he always listens to her, no matter how trivial the subject matter, while Chiang said that Fukuhara makes him feel “warm and steady.”

The newlyweds also showed off their wedding rings, which have a table tennis motif and were designed by Chiang himself.     [FULL  STORY]