Taiwan under Japanese rule

Taiwan
臺灣code: zh is deprecated (Chinese)^{[upper-roman 1]}
*Tʻaiwan*
臺灣code: ja is deprecated (Japanese)^[a]
*Taiwan*
Taiwan 臺灣 (Chinese); Tʻaiwan臺灣 (Japanese); Taiwan
1895–1945
	Flag of Taiwan
	Anthem:
	Taiwan (dark red) within the Empire of Japan (light red) at its furthest extent 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	20px Taihoku
Official languages	Japanese
	Taiwanese; Hakka; Formosan languages
Religion	State Shinto; Buddhism; Taoism; Confucianism; Chinese folk religion
Demonym(s)	Taiwanese; Formosan;
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
• Destruction of the Republic of Formosa	21 October 1895
• Wushe Rebellion	27 October 1930
• Surrender of Japan	2 September 1945
• Returned to Chinese control	25 October 1945
•	28 April 1952
• Treaty of Taipei	5 August 1952
Currency	Taiwanese yen
ISO 3166 code	TW
Preceded by	Succeeded by
20px	Taiwan under Qing rule
20px	Republic of Formosa
Taiwan under ROC rule	20px
Today part of	Republic of China (Taiwan)

The Japanese Empire used to control Taiwan from 1895 - 1945. This is because the Qing Dynasty of China lost the First Sino-Japanese War and agreed to give Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki.^[1]

Taiwan was Japan's first colony.^[2] The Japanese empire monopolized most of the industries of Taiwan.^[3]

After Japan surrendered in September 1945 during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II), the Republic of China (ROC) took control of Taiwan.^[4]

Taiwan Under Japanese Rule Media

Kimi ga Yo 1930 instrumental.oga

Kimi ga Yo 1930 instrumental
Seal of Japanese rule in Taiwan
Soldiers of the Japanese expedition in Taiwan.jpg

Saigō with leaders of the Seqalu tribe in Taiwan
TaiwanShuppei.jpg

Japanese painting of the expedition forces attacking the Mudan tribe, 1874
Japanese Soldier Entering Taipei(1895).jpg

Painting of Japanese soldiers entering the city of Taipeh (Taipei) in 1895 after the Treaty of Shimonoseki
Seirai-an Temple (Tainan)
文化協會第一屆理事會.jpg

Members of the Taiwanese Cultural Association, 1926
Flag of Taiwanese People's Party (1929).svg

The original flag of the Taiwanese People's Party

↑ "Treaty of Shimonoseki, 1895 | US-China Institute". china.usc.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-10-12. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
↑ 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)
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↑ 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.