@article{oai:glim-re.repo.nii.ac.jp:00003299, author = {Yuru, Hung}, issue = {1}, journal = {The Gakushuin Journal of International Studies}, month = {Mar}, note = {This paper focuses on understanding, which is the first step of the long journey toward reconciliation, and intends to examine the way Taiwan’s pro-Japanese image has been expressed as an uncritical story in the view of research into modern and contemporary Taiwanese history. The layers of memories flowing among multiple generations are the historical products of Taiwan under the 51-year Japanese colonial rule, and the political changes of a hundred years. The historical evaluation of Taiwanese society under Japan’s colonial rule is difficult and divided into many parts, and thus does not lead to a simple and straight discussion of a colony. Therefore, we must avoid casually connecting an uncritical story with something that is pro-Japanese. The predicament of not being able to clearly state our past is a scar of colonialism that is engraved over many generations. Reconciliation will only be a possibility when others have a proper understanding of history.}, pages = {13--24}, title = {Between Understanding and Reconciliation : From the Perspective of Taiwan Studies}, year = {2014} }