Lee Kuan Yew & Robert Kuok's RAW Insights on Japan (Overseas Chinese Stories)

A collection of quotes from Robert Kuok and the late Lee Kuan Yew on Japan & the Japanese people during and after WW2. Although many of these insights and experiences are from a few years back, their views remain relevant.

Robert Kuok's segment was much shorter than originally anticipated given the lack of video footage. Consider buying Robert Kuok's Memoirs and also Lee Kuan Yew's book, One Man's View of the World for more information about their thoughts.

Books & memoirs I mention in this Lee Kuan Yew documentary:
LKY's View of the World: https://amzn.to/47r4sPe (Hard Cover)
From Third World to First: https://amzn.to/47r4O8w
The Singapore Story: https://amzn.to/3s7QOk5
Hard Truths: https://amzn.to/3OCDDzc
LKY's Bilingual Journey: https://amzn.to/3qjQ3Uu
Robert Kuok Memoirs: https://amzn.to/3Yyp8AL

Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:26 - Lee Kuan Yew on Japanese Occupation (Sook Ching)
3:27 - Building Closer Singapore-Japan ties
4:45 - Lee's Admiration for the Japanese
6:06 - On Japanese Women, Marriage & Birthrate
8:48 - On Japan becoming a mediocre country - young Japanese leaving the country, refusal to take in foreigners, immigration restrictions, etc
10:38 - On Japan-US and Japan-China relations
12:22 - Robert Kuok's History & Views

Further reading/watching materials:

LKY Speech on Japan-Singapore Relations (2000): https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline...

Robert Kuok on the Horrors of War: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13...

The Man who saved LKY:    • The Man Who Saved LKY  

LKY - Charlie Rose Interview (2000):    • Lee Kuan Yew - Charlie Rose Interview (18t...  

If Lee Kuan Yew was an undergraduate again:    • Topic .What if I were a young undergraduat...  

LKY on Japanese culture, work ethic, and IQ (Twitter post):   / 1572585207219507201  

Nikkei's article on LKY & Japan: https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/... We just launched a newsletter!

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