"Japanese time" and the mica mine: occupation experiences in the Central Sulawesi Highlands.(The Japanese Occupation in Southeast Asia) From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: March 1, 1996| Author: Aragon, Lorraine V. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Singapore University Press Pte Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

During World War II, Japanese soldiers forced highlanders in western Central Sulawesi to operate a mica mine. Questions about the mine's purpose are clarified by examining mica's strategic uses for wartime electronics. Accounts of the occupation by highlanders contribute to understanding changes in their post-war religious and ethnic identities.

In modern warfare, mica is truly indispensable. Coordination of combatant units necessitates maintenance of intricate communication equipm...

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