Taiwanese people enshrined beloved Japanese contributed agriculture technician, Japanese soldier, etc.
When Chinese invaded to Taiwan, they ordered to destroy all of Japanese things, and Chinese destroyed all shrines, etc.everything related to Japan.
But during Chinese investigation about Japanese things, Taiwanese people told lie and hided and protected these statues.
Yoichi Hatta is one of the most famous person.
He contributed to construction of Dam, Canals, agriculture technology and his personality was really loved.
Duing he was onboard the transport ship Taiyō Maru, going to Philippine to teach agriculture technology of cotton firm, he was killed by US submarine Grenadier
sunk the ship on May 8, 1942.
Recently, mainland Chinese cut the Hatta's statue in the tomb with his wife Toyoki, in Tainan.
It was repaired and Taiwanese news media told that Japan and Taiwan ties became stronger.
