Lives in Singapore during the World War II ( 16 Feb 1942)

When the Japanese took control of Singapore, Singapore was renamed 'Syonan-to'. It means 'light of the South' in Japanese. On 16 February 1942, Japanese soldiers weree seen on the streets of Singapore, making their way to the Victory Parade at the Padang. Singapore came under the Japanese rule for three and half years from February 1942 to September 1945. This period was known as the Japanese Occupation. During this period, the people in Singapore suffered and lived in constant fearof the Japanese.
 Here are some of the things that the Japanese did to the people in Singapore:

--> Chinese men between18 to 50 years old were taken to screening centres without food, water or shelther. They slept on the pavements untill it was time for them to be questioned. Some of them would be pionted out to the Japanese as enemies. These enemies were taken to the various beaches in Singapore and never returned. ( they were kill) The rest were allowed to go home with a small piece of paper with the word 'examine' or stamped with an 'examined' chop on the arm, face, shoulder or clothing.
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