Why Did Japanese Want To Colonize Taiwan

When Japan was defeated in 1945, Taiwan was placed under the control of the republic of China.(Chiu 5) Throughout the Japanese era, there were political movements for the advancement of Taiwanese culture, free speech and a parliament that could deal more effectively with the Taiwanese needs. (Renaud 44).there was an increased production of sugar and rice in Taiwan. Most of it was exported to Japan leading to trade imbalance. Taiwan received revenue from these imports which made its economy to grow. The economic production grew faster than the population. The death rate also dropped due to hygienic measures introduced by the Japanese.
Reasons why Japanese Wanted to colonize other Asian Countries. Japanese had quest for power. They wanted
to be the most powerful nation in Asia. They wanted to rule and have complete control of the Asian nations. They wanted to expand their territory to enable them achieve economic security. They did this by ensuring they got raw materials and goods produced by their colonies at a low price. They therefore wanted to benefit from free trade using their great powers .they used these powers to protect their economic rights within the colonized nations.
They wanted to compete with the American and Europeans hence they developed sources of raw materials in the established colonies.
They raised import cost to limit imports from its competitor nations. They also wanted to control trades across the globe. Japanese wanted to gain a political standing and control in order for them to support people of the same race and make them have a common ideology.
Japanese major activity in their colonies was opening of schools and industries. Their main aim was to introduce Japanese in the curriculum to ensure their colonies was conversant with their language. This was for their selfish gain since they would teach their cultural values in the schools. The change of names in the colonized region to Japanese names made them have a strong standing in the Asia.
Conclusion
Japanese colonization in Korea and Taiwan has left the countries still fighting and divided. It has left scores of people injured, death and others living in fear. Korea is still divided up to date with very strong militant forces in place who aid in protecting their nation. With the Japanese efforts of promoting industrialization in both nations it has left the two nations being vey industrious .the countries are now among the most industries nations in the
world.