Towards the end of the war, the Japanese phrase "shattered jade" expressed their desire to fight until the last soldier was dead, never surrendering. To avoid "fighting someone else's war," most high-school students sat for entrance exams to enter universities or teachers colleges.
日本在大戰末期喊出「玉碎」的口號，宣稱戰到最後一兵一卒、決不投降；為了不上戰場「為別人打仗」，台籍高中生大多投考高等學校或師範學校。