From another angle, these Taiwanese immigrants did not recognize Japan as home in the Japanese occupation era, but after retrocession they also knew little of the "Republic of China." They only have Taiwan and Ishigaki, where they grew up and where they worked the land, as the only places where they feel emotionally attached.
從另一個角度來看，這些以農起家的台灣移民，在日據時代並不認同日本，光復後又對「中華民國」甚為陌生，只有台灣、石垣這兩處自己成長、耕耘過的土地，才是他們的感情寄託之處。