"Japan’s influence was pervasive and well orchestrated; the Japanese had clear objectives in mind. Micronesians were to be absorbed into the Japanese empire, and eventually Japanese and other Asians would come to outnumber Islanders in their own homeland by a ratio of two to one. While his focus is upon the Japanese, Peattie helps us to understand much of Micronesia’s history and why things are the way they are today." —from the Editor’s Note
Figures, xi
Photographs, xiii
Preface, xv
Achnowledgments, xix
1 Distant Shores: The First Japanese in Micronesia, 1885–1914, 1
2 South into the Pacific: The Japanese Acquisition of Micronesia, 1914–1922, 34
3 The Iron Cherry Blossom; The Structure of Japanese Authority in Micronesia, 62
4 A Trust Betrayed?: Japanese Policy toward the Micronesians, 81
5 Making Paradise Pay: Japanese Development and Exploitation of Micronesia, 118
6 From Ripple to Riptide: Japanese Immigration into Micronesia, 153
7 Japan in the Tropics: The Varieties of Colonial Life, 198
8 A Question of Bases: The Japanese Militarization of Micronesia, 230
9 "Crushed Jewels" and Destitute Garrisons: The Nanyô Conquered, 1941–1945, 257
Epilogue, 311
Notes, 321
Bibliography, 351
Index, 369