Japanese-occupied Malaya Malai (マライ, Marai) | |||||||||||||||
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1941–1945 | |||||||||||||||
Motto: 八紘一宇 (Hakkō Ichiu) ("Eight Crown Cords, One Roof") | |||||||||||||||
Anthem: 君が代 (Kimigayo) ("His Imperial Majesty's Reign") | |||||||||||||||
![]() Japanese possessions of British Malaya in 1942 | |||||||||||||||
Status | Military occupation by the Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||
Capital | None (de jure) Singapore (de facto, 1942–1944) Taiping (de facto, 1944–1945) | ||||||||||||||
Common languages | Japanese English Malay Chinese Tamil | ||||||||||||||
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• 1942–1945 | Shōwa | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | World War II | ||||||||||||||
• Pacific War begins | 8 December 1941a | ||||||||||||||
• Japanese troops land on Kota Bharu | 8 December 1941 | ||||||||||||||
• British troops retreat to Singapore | 31 January 1942 | ||||||||||||||
15 February 1942 | |||||||||||||||
• Four states to Thailand | 18 October 1943 | ||||||||||||||
2 September 1945 | |||||||||||||||
• British Military Administration set up | 12 September 1945 | ||||||||||||||
• Formation of Malayan Union | 1 April 1946 | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Japanese-issued dollar ("Banana money") | ||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
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History of Malaysia |
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Malaya, then under British administration, was gradually occupied by Japanese forces between 8 December 1941 and the Allied surrender at Singapore on 15 February 1942. The Japanese remained in occupation until their surrender to the Allies in 1945. The first Japanese garrison in Malaya to lay down their arms was in Penang on 2 September 1945 aboard HMS Nelson.