Along the Archival Grain 
2 War and the Stage of Colonialism in Southeast Asia 2.2 Japanese Military Disembarked in Indonesia
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Japanese Military Disembarked in Indonesia
Japan landed in Tarakan, Borneo on 11 January 1942 and on the island of Java on 3 March 1942 through Banten Bay, Eretan Wetan (Indramayu, West Java), and Kragan (Rembang, Central Java). Japan divided Indonesia into three military territories: the island of Java and Madura were ruled by the Military Authority of the 16th Army (Asamu Shudan); Sumatra was ruled from Bukittinggi; Borneo, Sulawesi and the rest of East Indonesia were part of Naval Districts.
Since 1942, Java has been a pivotal food producer that supplies rice for the Japanese military. The Office of Food Supply (Syokuryō Kanri Zimusho) set the market price and ran its distribution as an integrated policy. In 1943, it changed its name to Syndicate for Important Commodities (Zyunyō Bushi Kōdan).
ReferenceVan der Eng, Pierre. 2008. Food Supply in Java during War and Decolonisation, 1940-1950
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I. “Japan’s fleet on Java,” documented in an article in Djawa Baroe, 5th Edition, year 2604 (1944).PENDARATAN DI JAWA_ed 5_2604.3.1..jpg
II. “Remembering 1st March, the day Japanese troops landed in the island of Java,” documented in Djawa Baroe, 5th Edition, year 2603 (1943). PENDARATAN DI PULAU JAWA_Ed 5 2603.3.1.jpg
III. “Commemorating one year anniversary of troops landing in Java” an article to commemorate the landing of the Japanese military, complemented with a map. Djawa Baroe, 5th Edition, year 2603 (1943). PENDARATAN PULAU JAWA 3_Ed 5 2603.3.1.jpg
PENDARATAN PULAU JAWA 2_Ed 5 2603.3.1.jpg
“Pengawalan terhadap gerak gerik musuh (Spying Enemies’ Movement)” is a film by Nippon Eiga Sha (日本映画社), a film company under Sendenbu (宣伝部 or Propaganda Department) in the mission of political propaganda in unifying Asia.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kUfmWaR5Jjpiu8HSU-lzeHKOlhtIzEVR/view?usp=sharing
