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  2. Taiwan under Japanese rule - Wikipedia

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    Namely, the human and natural resources of Taiwan were used to aid the development of Japan, a policy which began under Governor-General Kodama and reached its peak in 1943, in the middle of World War II. From 1900 to 1920, Taiwan's economy was dominated by the sugar industry, while from 1920 to 1930, rice was the primary export.

  3. List of Taiwanese flags - Wikipedia

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    The Formosan flag had a tiger on a plain blue field with azure clouds below it. During Japanese rule of Taiwan, the flag of Japan was flown in the island from 1895 to 1945. Following the transfer of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, the national flag was specified in Article Six of the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China.

  4. Japan–Taiwan relations - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese government placed ads in multiple nations to show gratitude of the donations, but not Taiwan. This prompted Japanese citizens to thank Taiwan individually. Japanese designer Maiko Kissaka started a fundraiser on April 19, 2020, in an attempt to place ads on two newspapers to show gratitude to the Taiwanese people for donations. [58]

  5. List of territories acquired by the Empire of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Korea, Taiwan, and Karafuto (South Sakhalin) were integral parts of Japan. Maximum extent of the Japanese empire. This is a list of regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan.

  6. Flag of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    The Flag of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China, a Japanese puppet state during World War II, was based on the Flag of the Republic of China. The " Blue Sky with a White Sun flag " was designed by Lu Haodong in 1895 and is still used as the naval jack of the Republic as well as the flag of the Kuomintang (KMT).

  7. Takasago Volunteers - Wikipedia

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    Takasago volunteers (高砂義勇隊, Takasago Giyūtai) were volunteer soldiers in the Imperial Japanese Army, recruited from Taiwanese indigenous peoples (also known as Taiwanese aborigines) during World War II. [1] The Takasago volunteers are distinguished from ethnic Chinese Taiwanese volunteers. [2]

  8. Flags of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Flag of Taiwan: 1992 – Flag of Tajikistan: 1917 – Flag of Thailand See also: List of Thai flags: 1844 – Flag of Turkey See also: List of Turkish flags: The flag of Turkey has a red background with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ay Yıldız (literally, moon star) or Albayrak (red flag).

  9. Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman - Wikipedia

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    Taiwanese servicemen in the Imperial Japanese Army Taiwanese student draftees at a farewell party. A Taiwanese Imperial Japan Serviceman (Chinese: 台籍日本兵; Japanese: 台湾人日本兵) is any Taiwanese person who served in the Imperial Japanese Army or Navy during World War II whether as a soldier, a sailor, or in another non-combat capacity.