X-Nico

unusual facts about Taiwan under Japanese rule


Li Tian-lu

The Puppetmaster tells the true story of Li's life as a master puppeteer faced with demands to turn his skills to propaganda during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan in World War II.


Beer in Taiwan

The first beer monopoly was held from 1922 to 1946 under Japanese rule by Takasago Beer.

Central Weather Bureau

While Taiwan was under Japanese rule, the government set up five weather monitoring stations on the island, located in Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Hengchun, and Penghu.

Houyi Station

The character 驛 (Chinese:yì, Japanese: えき, eki) means "station" in Japanese; the station name literally means "(Kaohsiung) rear station".

W. K. Burton

In 1896, after his term at Tokyo Imperial University expired, Burton went to Taiwan as an engineer, where he made outstanding contributions to improving the sanitation systems in Taiwanese cities under the authority of the Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan.


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