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Article: World War II and the Japanese in the prewar Philippines.(The Japanese Occupation in Southeast Asia)
- Article from:
- Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
- Article date:
- March 1, 1996
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When World War II reached the Philippines many Japanese residing in this Asian neighbour of Japan had for years been fighting their own little war against what, to them, were anti-Japanese policies of the Commonwealth Government, but from the Filipino point of view were economic measures to strengthen the Philippine economy in preparation for its coming independence. Not a few Japanese immigrants and investors felt it was very hard to live and do business in a country which was not under Japanese control. A Japanese businessman in Davao commented that in contrast to Davao, it was much easier for Japanese to operate in the South Seas because the islands were under the ...