How did Singapore change during the Japanese occupation ?

During the Japanese occupation , the people's lives changed a lot. The streets of the city were dirty. smelly , unorganised and devastated. Dead bodies lay on the streets, the shops were closed, buildings were damaged too. The soldiers abused and tortured them severely. They kicked and slapped people as they wished, and made some kneel on the roadside for hours. Ones who do not give their respect bows to sentries were tied to lamp posts for the whole day. The soldiers will then returned in the late evening to untie the person , who by that time , was dehydrated , sunburnt and very ill. Other than that , those who listens to illegal radios and was caught , had pencils put into their ears which was then forced inwards. The people's lives were full of sufferings during the occupations and they do not have any freedom.

Other than that, there were not enough food for the people. " Food was so scarce during the occupation that even the grains of rice on the floor were carefully scooped up and eaten. " we can see that the people were so hungry that they cherished the grains of rice that were on the floor and ate it. The quality of the food was nothing rave about too. " we remember the bread we got. It was like rubber. When you throws it, it can bounce. " thus , it really shows that bad the quality of food is during the occupation.

Both quotes adapted from, Fortress Singapore The Battlefield Guide . Informations were also supported by pictures that were taken down, which can prove that these really happened during the Japanese occupation.

                                                  Picking up grains of rice on the floor

Lost of love ones

People got shot by the Japanese every single day

Dead bodies laying around

All pictures adapted from Google

The people were all living in fear. Chaos, panic and looting marked the first day after the surrender. Between 25,000 and 50,000 people were murdered. People lived in fear everyday , feared that they would have no food to consume, feared that the soldiers would kill them anytime ,  feared that there's no tomorrow ...