Second, other than people over 70 who were educated under Japanese rule, not many Taiwanese read Japanese or are interested in learning Japanese. This market position would surely be a gamble.
但這個提議卻讓小原久直猶豫再三，一方面本地的日僑只有一萬六千多人，另方面台灣除了七十歲以上的老人曾受日本殖民教育而熟諳日文外，社會上學習日文的風氣並不盛，這樣的市場定位，無疑是冒很大的風險。