During the Japanese colonial period of 1895 to 1945, the phrase "Japanese people" was used to refer not only to residents of the Japanese archipelago, but also to people from colonies who held Japanese citizenship, such as Korean people and Taiwanese people.
Under Japans period som kolonialmakt 1895 till 1945 avsåg begreppet "det japanska folket" inte bara människor i Japan utan också personer från kolonierna som hade japanskt medborgarskap, såsom taiwaneser och koreaner.