The public evaluation of the Japanese rule is more positive in Taiwan than in Korea, and many people, especially those who grew up under Japanese rule, long for the days of the Japanese rule and value it, and there have been many books carrying such voices too.
日本統治時代の台湾での評価は朝鮮に比べて肯定的であり、特に日本時代に育った層は、その時代を懐かしみ、評価する者も多く、そのような声を載せた著書も数多く出版されている。