台湾和日本由于地理位置上的接近,以及岛屿地区相似的自然地理环境,在物产、风俗等都有一定的相似性。在历史上,经历早期的发展、荷兰统治时期、郑氏政权统治时期以及清朝统治时期的台湾,通过贸易往来和战争冲突,已经同日本联系密切。到甲午中日战争前,台日关系已是十分复杂。 Taiwan and Japan have similarities in terms of their properties, customs and so on because of their geographical proximity and the natural geographical environment similar to the island region. Historically, undergoing early development, Taiwan during the reign of the Dutch government, during the rule of the Zheng regime, and during the rule of the Qing Dynasty had been closely linked to Japan through trade and war clashes. Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894, the relations between Taiwan and Japan were already very complicated.