Japan and Singapore in the World Economy : Japan's Economic Advance into Singapore 1870-1965

This pioneering work examines Japans economic activities in Singapore from 1870 to 1965.

Drawing upon a wide range of published and unpublished sources, the authors shed new light on issues such as: prostitution foreign trade by Kobe's overseas Chinese fishermen in the inter-war period Japanese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 industrialisation plan the Lee Kuan Yew regime's policy towards Japan the 1960s Japanese investment boom This important work challenges commonly-held views on Japan's economic advance into Southeast Asia in general and Singapore in particular.