Japan’s 50-year rule that ended after World War II left behind not just an architectural legacy, but also complex emotions surrounding identity. In Taipei, Japanese-era architecture remains part of the cityscape. Landmarks such as the Presidential Office Building are remnants of Japan’s colonial rule from 1895 to 1945, when as many as one in three Taipei residents were Japanese. Education was in Japanese, and districts were modelled after Japan's. Zhongzheng district, for instance, was once a