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

Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia

by Hitoshi Hirakawa, Hiroshi Shimizu

This pioneering work examines Japan's 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 Drawing upon a wide range of published and unpublished sources, the authors shed new light on issues such prostitution* foreign trade by Kobe's overseas Chinese* fishermen in the inter-war period* Japanese economic activities during the Pacific War* Japan

Genres: Japanese History

314 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 24, 1999

Reviews

[Benemint · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a lot more interesting than I expected. The research is thorough. The analysis is refreshingly straightforward. Very helpful for understanding one aspect of the economic history of Japanese empire.