"In Japan, each basket of bananas sold for US $ 10, or ￥ 3600," says Chiang, recalling the popularity of Taiwanese agricultural produce in Japan at that time. "Three baskets meant US $ 30, exactly enough for one year's tuition fees at Tokyo University!".
「到了日本，一簍香蕉賣了十元美金，相當於三千六百塊日幣；三簍三十美金，剛好等於我在東京大學一年的學費！」江丙坤回憶當時台灣農產品在日本的吃香情況。