The governor-general of Taiwan () was the head of the Government-General of Taiwan in the Japanese era (including Formosa and the Pescadores) when they were part of the Empire of Japan, from 1895 to 1945. The Japanese governors-general were members of the Diet, civilian officials, Japanese nobles or generals. They exercised their power on behalf of the sovereign of Taiwan (the emperor of Japan) until the dissolution of the empire when the dominion came under administration of the Republic of China and was renounced by Japan. Governors-general Timeline See also Governor of Formosa Governor of Taiwan Province Japanese Governor-General of Korea List of Japanese governors-general of Korea History of Taiwan Japanese Resident-General of Korea List of Japanese residents-general of Korea List of rulers of Taiwan Political divisions of Taiwan (1895–1945) Railway Department of the Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan Taiwan after World War II Timeline of Taiwanese history References External links Archives of the Japanese Taiwan Governor-Generals (Chinese) Japanese Governors of Taiwan (Mandarin) Taiwan under Japanese rule