Taiwan under Japanese rule
The Japanese Empire used to control Taiwan.
Taiwan | |||||||||||
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| 1895–1945 | |||||||||||
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| Anthem: | |||||||||||
 Taiwan (dark red) within the Empire of Japan (light red) at its furthest extent | |||||||||||
| Status | Colony (Gaichi) of the Empire of Japan | ||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | .svg){kind=small} Taihoku | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Japanese | ||||||||||
| Taiwanese Hakka Formosan languages | |||||||||||
| Religion | State Shinto Buddhism Taoism Confucianism Chinese folk religion | ||||||||||
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| Government | Government-General | ||||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||||
• 1895–1912 | Meiji | ||||||||||
• 1912–1926 | Taishō | ||||||||||
• 1926–1945 | Shōwa | ||||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||||
• 1895–1896 (first) | Kabayama Sukenori | ||||||||||
• 1944–1945 (last) | Rikichi Andō | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• | 17 April 1895 | ||||||||||
| 21 October 1895 | |||||||||||
| 27 October 1930 | |||||||||||
| 2 September 1945 | |||||||||||
| 25 October 1945 | |||||||||||
• | 28 April 1952 | ||||||||||
| 5 August 1952 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Taiwanese yen | ||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | TW | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Republic of China (Taiwan) | ||||||||||
It was their first colony.[1] The Japanese empire monopolized most of the industries of Taiwan.[2]
After Japan surrendered in September 1945 the Republic of China (ROC) took control of Taiwan.[3]
Taiwan Under Japanese Rule Media
An instrumental recording of "Kimi ga Yo" from 1930.
Governor General of Taiwan seal for design
Saigō with leaders of the Seqalu tribe in Taiwan
Japanese painting of the expedition forces attacking the Mudan tribe, 1874
Japanese Soldier Entering Taipei(1895)
Seirai-an Temple (Tainan)
Governor-General's Office in the 1930s (illustrated by Ishikawa Kin'ichiro)
A group of foreign students from Mainland China who lived in Taiwan in 1921 visited Taiwan Governor Museum.
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Related pages
- History of Taiwan
- Japan–Taiwan relations
- Japanese Immigrant Villages in Taiwan
- Japanese opium policy in Taiwan (1895–1945)
- Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945)
- Knowing Taiwan
- Remains of Taipei prison walls
- Taiwan under Qing rule
- Taiwanese Resistance to the Japanese Invasion (1895)
Notes
References
- ↑ Pastreich, Emanuel (July 2003). "Sovereignty, Wealth, Culture, and Technology: Mainland China and Taiwan Grapple with the Parameters of "Nation State" in the 21st Century". Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. OCLC 859917872. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ Eckhardt, Jappe; Fang, Jennifer; Lee, Kelley (2017-03-04). "The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation: To 'join the ranks of global companies'". Global Public Health. 12 (3): 335–350. doi:10.1080/17441692.2016.1273366. ISSN 1744-1692. PMC 5553428. PMID 28139964.
- ↑ Chen, C. Peter. "Japan's Surrender". World War II Database. Lava Development, LLC. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2014.