Editing History of Taiwan (section)

=== Japanization ===
[[File:Chiayi City Historical Relic Museum 20060121.jpg|thumb|[[Kagi Shrine]], one of many Shinto shrines built in Taiwan.]]
After [[Japanese invasion of China|full-scale war with China]] in 1937, the "[[Kōminka movement (Taiwan)|''kōminka'']]" imperial Japanization project was implemented to ensure the Taiwanese would remain subjects of the Japanese Emperor rather than support a Chinese victory. The goal was to make sure the Taiwanese people did not develop a sense of national identity.{{sfn|Chen|2001|p=181}} Although the stated goal was to assimilate the Taiwanese, in practice the process segregated the Japanese into their discrete areas, despite co-opting Taiwanese leaders.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1999|p=238–239}} The organization was responsible for increasing war propaganda, donation drives, and regimenting Taiwanese life.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1999|p=239}}

As part of the policies, Chinese language in newspapers and education were removed.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1999|p=240}} China and Taiwan's history were erased from the curriculum.{{sfn|Chen|2001|p=181}} Chinese language use was discouraged. However even some members of model "national language" families from well-educated Taiwanese households failed to learn Japanese to a conversational level. A name-changing campaign was launched in 1940 to replace Chinese names with Japanese ones. Seven percent of the Taiwanese had done so by the end of the war.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1999|p=240}} Characteristics of Taiwanese culture considered "un-Japanese" or undesirable were banned or discouraged. The Taiwanese were encouraged to pray at [[Shinto]] shrines. Some officials removed religious idols and artifacts from native places of worship.{{sfn|Rubinstein|1999|p=241–242}}