His accession to the post in September of 1936 indicated that Japan had again changed its policy toward Taiwan, returning to the practice of ruling Taiwan through military officers. The reason was none other than that they were preparing for aggressive war.
日本之所以又更改對台統治政策，以軍人擔任行政長官，無非是要為一九三七年起一連串侵略戰爭做預備。