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Japanese-occupied British Borneo (British North Borneo, Brunei, Labuan and Sarawak)
North Borneo (北ボルネオ, Kita Boruneo)
1941–1945
Flag of Japanese-occupied British Borneo
Flag of the Empire of Japan
Imperial Seal of Japanese-occupied British Borneo
Imperial Seal
Motto: Eight Crown Cords, One Roof (八紘一宇, Hakkō Ichiu)
Anthem: "Kimigayo"
Japanese possessions in Borneo in 1943
Japanese possessions in Borneo in 1943
StatusMilitary occupation by the Empire of Japan
CapitalKuching[1][2]
Common languagesJapanese (official)
Malay
Chinese
Bornean languages
Emperor 
• 1941–1945
Shōwa (Hirohito)
Governor-General 
• 1941–1942
Kiyotake Kawaguchi
• 1942
Toshinari Maeda
• 1942–1944
Masataka Yamawaki
• 1944–1945
Masao Baba
Historical eraWorld War II
• Pacific War begins
7 December 1941
• Japanese troops land on Miri
16 December 1941
• British troops surrender
1 April 1942
• Allied liberation of northern Borneo
10 June 1945
• Surrender of Japan
15 August 1945
• British Military Administration set up
12 September 1945
• Return to pre-war administrative position
1 April 1946
Population
• 1945
950,000[note 1][3]
CurrencyJapanese-issued dollar ("Banana money")
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Japanese occupation of British Borneo Raj of Sarawak
Japanese occupation of British Borneo Brunei
Japanese occupation of British Borneo North Borneo
Japanese occupation of British Borneo Crown Colony of Labuan
British Military Administration (Borneo) Japanese occupation of British Borneo
Today part ofBrunei
Malaysia

Before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, the island of Borneo was divided into five territories. Four of the territories were in the north and under British control – Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, an island, and British North Borneo; while the remainder, and bulk, of the island, was under the jurisdiction of the Dutch East Indies.

On 16 December 1941, Japanese forces landed at Miri, Sarawak having sailed from Cam Ranh Bay in French Indochina. On 1 January 1942, the Japanese navy landed unopposed in Labuan.[4] The next day, 2 January 1942, the Japanese landed at Mempakul on North Borneo territory. After negotiations as to the surrender of Jesselton with the Officers-in-charge of Jesselton and waiting for troop reinforcements, Jesselton was occupied by the Japanese on 8 January. However, it took the Japanese until the end of the month to conquer the entire territory of British Borneo. The Japanese subsequently renamed the northern part as North Borneo (北ボルネオ, Kita Boruneo), Labuan as Maida Island (前田島, Maeda-shima) and the neighbouring Dutch territories as South Borneo (南ボルネオ, Minami Boruneo).[5][6][7] For the first time in modern history all of Borneo was under a single rule.[8]

British Borneo was occupied by the Japanese for over three years. They actively promoted the Japanisation of the local population by requiring them to learn the Japanese language and customs. The Japanese divided North Borneo into five provincial administrations (shus) and constructed airfields. Several prisoner of war camps were operated by the Japanese. Allied soldiers and most colonial officials were detained in them, together with members of underground movements who opposed the Japanese occupation. Meanwhile, local Malay leaders were maintained in position with Japanese surveillance and many foreign workers were brought to the territory.

Towards the end of 1945, Australian commandos were deployed to the island by US submarines with the Allied Z Special Unit conducting intelligence operations and training thousands of indigenous people to fight the Japanese in guerrilla warfare in the Borneo Campaign in preparation for the arrival of the main Allied liberation missions. Following landings in North Borneo and Labuan on 10 June 1945 by a combination of Australian and American forces, the island of Borneo was liberated. The British Military Administration formally took over from the Japanese on 12 September 1945.

  1. ^ 日本サラワク協会 1998.
  2. ^ Kratoska 2013, p. 111.
  3. ^ Vinogradov 1980, p. 73.
  4. ^ Tregonning 1965, p. 216.
  5. ^ Ooi 2010, p. 133.
  6. ^ Braithwaite 2016, p. 253.
  7. ^ Jude 2016.
  8. ^ Baldacchino 2013, p. 74.


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