Japan and Singapore in the World Economy - Japan's Economic Advance into Singapore 1870-1965 (Hardcover)

This work examines Japans economic activities in Singapore from 1870 to 1965. Drawing upon a range of published and unpublished sources, the authors shed light on issues such as: prostitution; foreign trade by Kobe's overseas Chinese; fishermen in the inter-war period; Japanese economic activities during the Pacific War; Japanese involvement in Singapore's post-war industrialization plan; the Lee Kuan Yew regime's policy towards Japan; and the 1960s Japanese investment boom. The book challenges commonly-held views on Japan's economic advance into Southeast Asia in general, and Singapore in particular.