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Didn't the Japanese occupation include a lot of deportations, forced labour and other crimes leaving the place wrecked in both human and material terms?
by LatteLazy 5y ago
Didn't the Japanese occupation include a lot of deportations, forced labour and other crimes leaving the place wrecked in both human and material terms?
- dustintrex 5y agoOf course, but that affected virtually all major cities in Asia. And unlike (say) Tokyo or Manila, Singapore was never subjected to prolonged fighting or bombing, leaving it fairly intact.