Taiwan under Japanese rule

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 臺灣  (Chinese)[upper-roman 1] Tʻaiwan 臺灣  (Japanese)[a] Taiwan
1895–1945
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem:  "Kimigayo"
National seal: 台灣總督之印 Seal of the Governor-General of Taiwan National badge: 臺字章 Daijishō
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	Taihoku
Official languages	Japanese
Common languages	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
• Treaty of Shimonoseki	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
• Treaty of San Francisco	28 April 1952
• Treaty of Taipei	5 August 1952
Currency	Taiwanese yen
ISO 3166 code	TW
Preceded by Succeeded by Taiwan under Qing rule Republic of Formosa Taiwan under ROC rule
Today part of	Republic of China (Taiwan)

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]

Related pages

• History of Taiwan

Notes

1. • Traditional Chinese script: 臺灣
   • Mandarin Pinyin: Táiwān
   • Hokkien: Tâi-oân
   • Sixian Hakka: Thòi-vàn
   • Matsu: Dài-uăng

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