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.
A "Japán emberek" kifejezés a gyarmati rendszer alatt (1895-1945) nem csak a Japánban élő emberekre vonatkozott, hanem azon kolóniákra is, akik Japán állampolgársággal rendelkeztek, mint a thaiföldi, és koreai emberek.