Kōmin Hōkōkai 皇民奉公会 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Kiyoshi Hasegawa |
| Founded | April 19, 1941 |
| Dissolved | June 17, 1945 |
| Headquarters | Government-General of Taiwan |
| Ideology | Statism Totalitarianism Japanization |
| Religion | State Shintō |
| National affiliation | Imperial Rule Assistance Association |
| 皇民奉公会 | |
| Hàn-jī | 皇民奉公會 |
|---|---|
| Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hông-bîn Hōng-kong-hōe |
| Tâi-lô | Hông-bîn Hōng-kong-huē |
The Kōmin Hōkōkai (皇民奉公会, Imperial Subjects for Patriotic Services) was an organization founded on April 19, 1941, for the Japanization, or Kōminka, movement in Taiwan during the Japanese rule. The association was aimed at all island residents[1] and its purpose was to carry out the “Kōminka movement” under the slogans "Taiwanese and Japanese as One Family" and "Mainland Japan and Taiwan as One Family" in response to the urgent international situation.[2] Its nature was similar to that of the Association for the Support of Imperial Rule in Japan (大政翼贊會).[3] At the same time, there was a sub-organization of IRAA called League of Mobilization[4] in Korea, which was a Japanese colony like Taiwan.
In January 1941, the Government-General of Taiwan decided on the name of the organization and appointed military, official, and civilian representatives to serve as the Preparatory Committee for Kōmin Hōkōka. The founding ceremony was held at the Governor General's Office on April 19 of that year.[5]
After World War II, the Taiwan Provincial Administrative Executive Office (also known as the Chief Executive's Office) was established. The office was led by Chen Yi (陳儀), who was responsible for taking over the administrative organizations and promoting reconstruction. The Chief Executive's Office considered any involvement with the Kōmin Hōkōka to be illegal. Those who held public office were dismissed if this past involvement was revealed. After the end of the February 28 Incident in 1947, Chen Yi repeatedly pointed out that members of the Kōmin Hōkōkai were instigators behind the scenes. He cataloged and monitored individuals associated with the association, resulting in the exclusion of a large number of local talents in Taiwan from the public sector.[6]
Scholar Hsu Hsueh-chi (許雪姬) speculated that the organization ended on June 17, 1945, leaving only the organization of the Volunteer Fighting Corps (later reorganized as the Volunteer Fighting Combat Teams).[7]
- ^ Hsu, Hsueh-Chi (1999). "皇民奉公會的研究——以林獻堂的參與為例" [The Kominhokokai in Taiwan during the Second World War: A Case Study of Lin Hsien-tang's Involvement]. 近代史研究所集刊(Bulletin of the institute of modern history a cademia sicina) (31): 171.
- ^ Sung, Chia-Lun (2016). 內埔老街生活變遷之研究(1895~2015) [A study on the life changes of Neipu old street (1895~2015)]. National Pingtung University of Science and Technology. p. 33.
- ^ Hsu, Hsueh-Chi (1999). "皇民奉公會的研究——以林獻堂的參與為例" [The Kominhokokai in Taiwan during the Second World War: A Case Study of Lin Hsien-tang's Involvement]. 近代史研究所集刊(Bulletin of the institute of modern history a cademia sicina) (31): 177–180.
- ^ https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/das/term/00002131
- ^ Ishikawa, Kyoko (2004). 周金波＜志願兵＞析論 [An Analysis of Chou Chin-po's 'Volunteer Soldier]. National Tsing Hua University. p. 23.
- ^ Chen, Tsui-Lien (2016). "臺灣戰後初期的「歷史清算」（1945-1947）" [The 'Historical Reckoning' in the Early Post-War Period in Taiwan (1945-1947)]. 臺大歷史學報(Historical Inquiry) (58): 195–248.
- ^ Hsu, Hsueh-Chi (1999). "皇民奉公會的研究——以林獻堂的參與為例" [The Kominhokokai in Taiwan during the Second World War: A Case Study of Lin Hsien-tang's Involvement]. 近代史研究所集刊(Bulletin of the institute of modern history a cademia sicina) (31): 181–183.