Back in the 1960s, when Taiwanese history was still a taboo subject in Taiwan, Tai organized a research society in Japan devoted to the study of Taiwanese history and other related Asian topics.
早在台灣史研究還屬禁忌的五十年代，戴國煇就在日本組織研究會，研究台灣史及亞洲相關議題，也因此被打入政治黑名單。