After Japanese occupied Taiwan, for the need of administration, they planned and implemented the variety of statistical investigations, including of Resources Investigation. Resources Investigation was to explore the quantity and quality of people and substance in order to understand the utilization of the whole of Japanese empire. The background of the Resources Investigation was in the late of 1920's, the war resources controlling from Japanese military. Japanese military system got involved to the central statistical authority strongly, and established the Resources Bureau, implementing Resources Investigation which attempt to grasp the war resources. Taiwan Governor-General Office coordinated the policy, and implemented the same investigation. Taiwan Governor-General Office published the Law of Taiwan Resources Investigation, beginning to carry out the investigation and organize Resources Investigation Committee of Taiwan, from 1929 to 1942. As a whole, Resource Investigation was based on the name of statistics, but implemented to explore and research the empire resources. The investigation leaved out indelible achievement and records in Taiwan.