japanese settlement japanese settlement constitutes modern day states dates end 19th century japanese traders explorers settled central eastern earlier contacts completely excluded islands occupied japan large scale japanese immigration took place 1920s 1930s japanese government encouraged immigration islands belonging offset demographic economic problems facing japan time earliest immigrants worked traders later settlers worked fishermen farmers labourers majority immigrants settled islands home japanese total japanese population reached japanese immigrants central eastern japanese settlers brought buddhism religions islands popular indigenous people japanese language replaced languages day day communications ethnic relations japanese settlers civil officers initially encouraged japanese relations japanese administration implemented policies favoured japanese populace cultural norms japanese surrender virtually japanese repatriated japan people mixed japanese descent allowed remain chose assumed leading roles political public business sectors world war constitute large minority began engage japan business cultural spheres 1970s established formal diplomatic ties years independent country history early contacts recorded contact japanese pacific believed reflected men arrived ancient town modern day province july described tall having dark brown skin wearing ornaments having coarse hair japanese served sake men attempted bows spears fight ensued japanese men left japanese contact suggested 19th century suggested japanese fishermen course stranded islands study alexander noted similarities cultural traditions vocabulary pre christian beliefs studies japanese 19th 20th centuries noted japanese vessels drifted pacific_ocean 17th 19th centuries japanese corvette command stopped entire tenth class japanese naval academy aboard ship noted japanese warship stop waters king accorded japanese crew warm welcome personally claimed japanese ancestry years later japanese cattle farmer islands visited visits stayed days islands chased spanish late spanish german colonial eras japanese businessmen formed aim developing japanese commercial interests bought sailing ship sailed june befriended irish american missionary set sail days set small store japanese strict conditions imposed spanish returned japan december funds ship later sold company established trading stations japanese businessmen arrived charge established store japanese notably began led semi nomadic lifestyles gaining protection spanish guards lived japanese resident agent japanese trading company came set shop japanese businessmen based repatriated year spain ceded sovereignty germany german spanish treaty japanese business agent remained respectively time german annexation serving resident agent german trading company time lived isolation german authorities allowed japanese trade trading company established trading post japanese settlers started come small numbers engage farming fishing activities german colonial administration granted japanese settlers equal rights european settlers german mandated territories considering citizens power official statistics japanese legally classified white japanese colonial era world war saw nations leap germany overseas possessions exception japanese warship sailed october greeted japanese settlers living nearby islands navy set regional headquarters stationed garrison region administrative capital established civilian government established march japanese living consisted traders government officials seventy japanese immigrated individuals settled neighbouring japanese businessmen settled late 1920s cater governmental business interests elementary schools set serve local japanese populace majority settlers came consisted canning factory set japanese settlers region came greater numbers fishermen organised farming civilian government persuaded families establish farming settlers faced problems adapting tropical climate bringing vegetable produce sale civilian government moved quickly improve transport network electrical supplies addition granted larger tracts land settlers result settlers went rice cultivation settlers followed suit reported farming settlement established japanese populace islands grew slower rate japanese tend prefer settling low lying areas like road electrical infrastructure built new towns founded expanded japanese settlers towns thousand japanese inhabitants contract labourers mainland japan okinawa korea hired build naval facilities contributed increasing immigrant population central eastern largest japanese populace japanese outnumbered natives thin margin populated japanese colonial era japanese policemen stationed island law order japanese korean labourers briefly stayed island carry mining operations establish cotton plantation repatriated plantation failed japanese men women encouraged especially large japanese populations number japanese highest fishermen 1930s single men sizable community mixed japanese 1930s children legitimate unions japanese military forces japanese came suspicion sympathies americans reportedly faced harassment result islands reverted military administration regional headquarters relocated food supplies ran scarce later months second world war japanese military began stealing food supplies farms japanese military avoided japanese japanese families especially political influence local community land confiscated japanese facilitate construction new military facilities recent years present japanese settlers central eastern repatriated japanese surrender civilians repatriated soldiers stayed prisoners war carry repair works islands infrastructure people mixed japanese descent stayed brought mothers chose return japan fathers american military government permitted thirty japanese korean settlers remain families allowed exceptional circumstances years war japanese settlers formed organisations promote public understanding memory japan colonial legacy organisations arranged trips settlers usually purpose maintaining ties japanese descendants japanese assumed leading positions public private sector particularly substantial percentage japanese ancestry began engage japan business cultural spheres 1970s established formal diplomatic ties years independent country turn japan key aid providers mixed japanese sought closer cultural business ties japan politicians japanese descent notably publicised visits ancestral personal friendship ties japanese leaders demographics census conducted japanese foreign affairs ministry showed japanese nationals residing majority businessmen census counted japanese nationals spanish counted japanese traders based american missionaries reported japanese involvement smuggling weapons liquor census counted total japanese nationals mainly businessmen living majority located german authorities chased businessmen leaving japanese islands japanese began settling islands german authorities allowed japanese traders establish enterprises early japanese settlers consisted single men official statistics showed gender japanese males female japanese men took wives raised mixed japanese families japanese arrivals remained modest 1920s following islands experienced quick increase number immigrants especially immigrants consisted largely single men 1920s majority fishermen influx japanese immigrants central eastern intense compared japanese settlement early 1930s constituted little percent total japanese populace urban areas japanese settlers outnumbered late 1930s japanese families migrated central eastern 1930s japanese males females islands japanese brought central eastern second world war japanese populace outnumbered native islands immediately japanese surrender majority japanese brought central eastern caroline islands consisted labourers military personnel soon outnumbered japanese civilians alike japanese population repatriated japan war people mixed japanese remained islands constituted substantial percentage islands population official census identified heritage director japan estimated population japanese ancestry official estimate puts number little religion japanese settlers generally followers buddhism central eastern religious activities widely publicised towns japanese populace civilian government fund construction public shrine town smaller japanese settlements community leaders direct construction small shrine communal purposes buddhist temples constructed japanese colonial era christian missionary activities particularly protestant commonly seen central eastern mandated islands missionaries sent received partial funding government christian missionary activities intended cater spiritual needs japanese settlers government officials missionaries missionary church services suppressed late 1930s continued presence japanese christians prompted civilian government permit private church services japanese surrender japanese settlers repatriated buddhist temples abandoned demolished people mixed japanese heritage adopted christianity favour buddhism language early japanese settlers taught children speak japanese like traders settlers wives learned speak languages japanese replaced languages day day communication administrative purposes japanese regular use japanese discouraged came united_nations people mixed japanese heritage switched english languages japan economic influence led cultural organisations promote learning japanese citizens offered foreign language schools notably college economy japanese trading companies established businesses 1890s acted resident agent helping facilitate trade early japanese businessmen traded alcoholic products explosives products like alcohol weapons illegally traded spanish administration futile attempts suppress activities japanese traders expelled germans purchased islands spain japanese traders returned set trading firm dealing production japanese annexed germany gained monopoly shipping routes mandated islands rate production reached thousand tons year 1920s export value million late 1920s fisherman established production factory japanese government provided incentives fishermen open new fishery production factories japanese employed fishery industry japanese settlers introduced commercial agriculture smaller extent japanese businessmen set firms oversee plantation cash crops including rice constituted main exports central eastern japanese surrender allied occupation authorities scrapped organisations pertaining overseas trade banking finance effectively led end japanese influence trade restrictions enforced japan decades war gradually removed japanese tourists began visit islands 1960s onwards private businesses allowed invest hotel construction fisheries japanese tourists million travel abroad year seen possible economic driver sites historical interests sunken japanese ships received highest concentration japanese visitors relations society racial segregation practiced early days civilian rule policies enforced restrict education work force health care benefits civil service inferior positions compared japanese counterparts local populace classified according ethnicity japanese social strata followed scholars argued accorded privileged position subjected abuse japanese authorities education sector children attended public schools japanese emphasised teaching skills self discipline basic command japanese japanese korean children attended primary schools lessons based mainstream japanese curriculum progressed elementary level usually family connections influential japanese figures generally accorded lower ranking jobs employed language administrative assistants jobs required labour japanese actively discouraged practice customs religions viewed primitive christian missionary activity encouraged civilian government interwar period order encourage adopt modern cultural practices japanese cultural practices actively encouraged learned speak japanese adopted japanese manners customs hand speak japanese engage manual labour occasionally motivated criticize japanese culture promoted japanese administrators japanese cultural influences strongest towns 1920s dressed western japanese style clothing states receptive japanese men women appeared states 1910s separate established japanese men women types mainly women japanese administration contend considerable resistance accept japanese political cultural influences anti japanese sentiment developed early days japanese rule japanese sergeant placed charge island administrative affairs threatened physical abuse dealing conflicts japanese custom practice dead addition administrators indifference nudity clashed christian moral values held similarly negative attitudes japanese developed result cultural japanese administrators particular introduction japanese administration work policemen island racial hatred chiefs japanese consequence japanese immigrants chose settle notable individuals vice president 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Japanese settlement in the Federated States of Micronesia