1937-01-01 - 1945-08-14

Kominka policy intensified in Taiwan

Taiwan-wideTaiwan · After the China war expanded, the Governor-General intensified language, education, shrine, and mobilization policies under Kominka.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Soviet-Mongolian Mutual Assistance Protocol
  2. Suiyuan campaign
  3. Xi’an Incident
  4. Kominka policy intensified in TaiwanCurrent record
  5. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  6. Battle of Shanghai
  7. Mongolian Great Purge
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Context

Kominka bound language, education, religion, and mobilization into a wartime colonial system in Taiwan.

Sources and media

Taiwan Governor-General records and Institute of Taiwan History archives are linked.

Media

School girls in Taiwan under Japanese ruleVisual recordSchool girls in Taiwan under Japanese ruleA colonial photograph for assimilation, schooling, and administration in Taiwan.

Source Trail

Primary SourceArchives of the Taiwan SotokufuOpen sourceArchiveInstitute of Taiwan History Archives · Academia SinicaOpen source