mass media and education

As the Japanese did not want the locals to come in contact with the outside world, the Japanese controlled the mass media. The local Chinese and English newspapers published only news that favoured the Japanese. Only Japanese movies and propaganda films were screened in cinemas. Therefore, there was no way the locals and the outside world could contact or knew what was happening inside or outside.
In school, the students were taught the Japanese language. Every morning, these students were made to sing the Japanese national anthem too.