Taiwan under Japanese rule

Taiwan
臺灣 (Chinese)^{[upper-roman 1]}
*Tʻaiwan*
臺灣 (Japanese)^[a]
*Taiwan*
Taiwan 臺灣 (Chinese); Tʻaiwan臺灣 (Japanese); 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)

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]