When he talked about his war experiences in New Guinea in Musei taidan, a column appeared in Shukan Asahi (Weekly Asahi magazine), he was strongly exhorted by Musei TOKUGAWA to compile such experiences into a book.
週刊朝日の夢声対談でニューギニアでの戦争体験を語ったところ、徳川夢声から是非執筆するよう強く勧められた。