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Japan’s 1942–1945 occupation of Myanmar caused mass deaths, famine, and economic ruin through forced labor, massacres, and hyperinflation.
Japan’s 1942-1945 occupation of Myanmar under its Southern Expansion Policy caused massive human and economic devastation.
Forced labor, grain seizures, and destruction of rice paddies triggered a famine that cut production to less than half pre-war levels.
Over 350,000 Burmese were conscripted for brutal projects like the Thailand-Burma Railway, where nearly 150,000 died.
Massacres, including the 1945 Kalagon attack, and the establishment of "comfort stations" inflicted lasting trauma.
Japan’s invasion currency caused hyperinflation, and total wartime losses reached $3.84 billion.
The occupation left deep historical scars still felt today.
La ocupación japonesa de Myanmar entre 1942 y 1945 causó muertes masivas, hambruna y ruina económica a través del trabajo forzado, las masacres y la hiperinflación.