One Japanese veteran, who had been looked after by members of the Taka-sago Detachment, once excitedly exclaimed, "Every New Year's Day, the first thing I feel I have to do is turn to the south, toward Taiwan, and pray to them in a show of my sincere respect for them."
一位在戰爭期間受過高砂義勇隊照顧的日本老兵曾激動地表示：「元旦時，我第一件必要做的事，就是向著南方的台灣，由衷地合掌膜拜。」