Title
Book entitled 'Shortcut to Nipponese conversation (Chinese & English translation)', published by Shanghai Japanese Language Research Centre
Year/Period
c. 1940s
Region
Singapore
Material
Dimension
Object size: H19.1 x W13.3 x T0.4cm
Accession No.
2005-00958
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Verena Tay
This book of Japanese conversation learning from the Japanese Occupation years belonged to a professional photographer David Tay Tian Swee in his youth. As the Japanese Military Administration sought to turn the Japanese language into the common language of Asia, school students in Singapore were required to learn the language and this book was one of the many learning tools used.