Education

The Japanese language was taught in schools and adults were encouraged to learn Japanese in night schools. It was hoped that this would lead to an appreciation of the "superior culture" of the Japanese, and make administration of the population easier.
The older students were more anxious about the number of years they missed school and when the British came back, some of them found themselves in a class three or four years higher, and they could not cope. Because on the emphasis on learning Japanese, no English lessons were given although the teachers had to teach in English as the students were not proficient in Japanese.