Military Aggregant: Japanese Prosperous Style, Powered By The Archipelago

Japanese military in the archipelago. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - The injury during the Japanese colonial period was not easily cured. At first, the bumiputra welcomed Japan like a savior. Later, Japan was found to have a mastermind. Japan uses the military in running the wheels of government in the archipelago.

The bumiputras were intimidated. Every day Japanese military arrogance is displayed. The Red and White Flag and the anthem Indonesia Raya are prohibited from circulating. Even the people did not dare to oppose Japanese orders. Whoever violates, Japan does not hesitate to hurt the people.

The arrival of Japan was greeted with great fanfare. The Bumiputra fully supports Japan's resistance to the Dutch colonialists. This support is because the natives and the Japanese have made the Dutch a common enemy.

Moreover, Japan is considered to have sympathized with Indonesia's independence. All the bumiputras loudly shouted the word independence. They made Japan a savior. The Red and White Flag and the song Indonesia Raya are listened to everywhere. Indonesian independence fighters were also involved in the government. The representation made the people's sympathy increase.

In fact, far from fire. The Japanese government, which is dominated by the military, began to show its power. Instead of sympathy, the Japanese military actually showed its arrogance. Thejian was used to secure power.

The song Indonesia Raya and the Red and White flag are prohibited from circulating. Japan then forced the bumiputras to sing the Japanese national anthem, Kimigayo. Likewise, the Red and White flag was replaced by the Japanese flag, Hi-no-maru. Moreover, the bumiputras were used as forced workers and sex slaves. This arrogant attitude made sympathy turn into antipathy.

In Indonesia, there have been two fascist governments, namely the Japanese colonial period and the New Order era. The fascist characteristics of the two regimes are to both show the arrogance of military rule by placing all social-community, economic-political and cultural affairs under military control. During the Japanese fascism era, the military became the highest command in determining all political decisions.

To secure regime power, a military-style government order was formed. Every important position is filled by high-ranking military officials. The public is conditioned to always be vigilant and alert due to the ongoing propaganda of war. The community is formed and controlled through mass mobilization, for example to mobilize workers consisting of adult men to be forced laborers (romusha) and women to be used as sex slaves (jugun Ianfu). At this time, terror-terror against citizens is always ongoing," said Anna Mariana in the book of sexual slavery: Comparison Between the Period of the Japanese Fascism and Neofasism of the New Order (2015).

Japanese arrogance was not only present when they asked the bumiputras to become forced workers. This arrogant attitude was shown in everyday life. The natives were often exposed to the arrogant attitude of the Japanese military. In fact, for small matters.

Many Bumiputras were beaten by the Japanese because of the problem of seikerei (coupling their bodies deeply). Anyone who does not do or is not perfect like when they meet the Japanese military will be beaten.

The condition of almost the same condition the bumiputras got when they did not have time to do taiso ( morning sports) by singing the Japanese national anthem, Kimigayo. They were also beaten too. The Japanese military considers the natives to have no respect for Japan if they do not carry out this activity.

The common thread of all Japan's arrogance is that they are anti-rejection. Once they reject Japanese orders, they will punish the bumiputras. In fact, beating or slapping him.

Hoegeng Imam Santoso (later became the National Police Chief) once felt it. At that time he was still a law school student, Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia. At the beginning of Japanese power, Hoegeng had refused to move the books requested by the military on campus. As a result, Hoegeng got a souvenir on his face.

In fact, my case was hit by a Japanese pasteng, becoming a fresh and interesting chat material in the midst of the indiscriminate situation and continuation of our studies. In fact, there is no sign that college will reopen. We are unemployed, no work and friends come to the house. I discussed it with (particle) Darmawansyah and Borneo.

"Meanwhile, we heard about the development of the situation. That Dutch officials were arrested and detained everywhere, even though previously in Central Java they had carried out a scorched earth action to hinder Japan's forward movement and in order to evacuate to Australia via Cilacap," Hoegeng's story as written by Abrar Yusra and Ramadhan KH in the book Hoegeng: Police Idaman and Reality (1993).