In Quest for War Resources 1942
In a quest for military resources, Japan occupied Singapore, located on the southernmost tip of the Asian mainland, almost two months after the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific War on 8 December , 1941. By 1942, Japan had occupied almost all regions of Southeast Asia, including the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), the Philippines, and Burma (now Myanmar). To rule over the occupied regions, the Japanese forces used Koreans and Taiwanese, including the indigenous people of Taiwan, as soldiers, civilian employees of the army, and supervisors, while Indonesians were hired as ‘Heiho’ (assistant soldiers).
The Occupation of Southeast Asia and Mobilization of its People
In Quest for War Resources nineteen forty-two
In a quest for military resources, Japan occupied Singapore, located on the southernmost tip of the Asian mainland, almost two months after the outbreak of the Asia-Pacific War on 8 December , nineteen forty-one
. By nineteen forty-two, Japan had occupied almost all regions of Southeast Asia, including the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), the Philippines, and Burma (now Myanmar). To rule over the occupied regions, the Japanese forces used Koreans and Taiwanese, including the indigenous people of Taiwan, as soldiers, civilian employees of the army, and supervisors, while Indonesians were hired as ‘Heiho’ (assistant soldiers).
