Japanese Occupation of Singapore (1942 )

The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War Two occurred between 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 . Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian , British , Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore . The occupation of them was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations , including that of Japan , Britain and the then-colonial state of Singapore . Singapore was renamed to ' Syonanto ' which means ' Southern Island gained in the age of Showa . The name is frequently mistranslated as 'Light of the South ' , even the Singapore textbooks . 

Website : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Singapore ( Date Accessed : 13 February 2013 )