Japanese-Era Chief Administrator Shinpei Goto's Famous Quote on Plundering Taiwan: 'Colonialism is not charity. Taiwanese people love money, fear death, and value face.'

During the 50 years of Japanese rule, the main task of the first three Governors-General of Taiwan (Kabayama Sukenori, Katsura Tarō, Nogi Maresuke) was to suppress the Taiwanese people. By the time of the fourth Governor-General, Kodama Gentarō, the resistance was crushed, and the plundering of Taiwan's resources began.

2021年1月23日

Japanese Occupation or Japanese Rule? Discovering the Stance of Wikipedia Editors

This article explores the differences in terminology used on Wikipedia regarding the Japanese colonial period in Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The author notes that South Korea uses 'Japanese Imperial Forced Occupation Period,' Japan uses 'Japanese Rule Era,' and Taiwan's Wikipedia editors use 'Japanese Rule Period.' The author asserts that the South Korean editors show more integrity and mentions that some Taiwanese have also added the 'Japanese Occupation Period' terminology.

2019年11月4日