Prior to his departure, Den conferred with then-Prime Minister Takashi HARA, with whom he agreed to pursue an assimilation approach in Taiwan as a principle policy, and formally announced the new policy in October of the year when he assumed the position.
田は赴任する前に当時首相であった原敬と協議し、台湾での同化政策の推進が基本方針と確認され、就任した10月にその方針が発表された。