In World Wars I and II in particular, Japan was in urgent need of material for laying tracks and building factories, thus engaging in wanton destruction of Taiwan's forests without remorse.
特別是在第一、二次世界大戰期間，日本為鋪設鐵道、興建工廠，需材恐急，更毫不疼惜地肆意濫伐台灣林木。