Every time I hear the current generation of young hipsters online happily praising how happy and beautiful the period of Japanese rule was, even constantly claiming that older generations of Taiwanese all miss that era—it really drives me crazy!!
This article provides in-depth discussion and arguments regarding the scholarly and social controversy about whether the period of Japanese colonial rule over Taiwan should be called 'Japanese Occupation Era' or 'Japanese Rule Era.' Author Kuo Yu-fu clearly supports the use of 'Japanese Occupation Era' and criticizes scholars arguing for 'Japanese Rule Era' (such as Professor Zhou Wan-yao) for their hasty argumentation.