Without a doubt, Kinokuniya's specialty had always been Japanese-language books, so Mori recommended that making that a calling card would give it a market niche. But Obara had reservations. First, at the time there were only around 16,000 Japanese living in Taiwan.
無庸置疑，日文書向來是紀伊國屋的強項，森啟次郎便建議台灣店要以大量日文書為主軸，才能拉出特色。