ASIEN – Nr. 33 (Oktober 1989)
ASIEN – Nr. 33 (Oktober 1989)

Japanese Economic Interest in Malaya and Japan-Malaya Relations in Historical PerspectiveMehmet Sami Denker

ASIEN – Nr. 33 (1989) pp. 66–95

The author explores Japanese-Malayan historical relations before and during World War II. It is shown that Japan had an economic interest in Malaya before World War II. Some new findings about Japanese involvement in Malaya based on declassified British Military Intelligence Reports on Malaya are presented.