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This article examines the role of Japanese prostitutes, or karayuki-san, in the early Japanese economic expansion into British Malaya from 1870 to 1920. It analyzes the popular view that the karayuki-san played a crucial role by establishing Japanese businesses that catered to them and later expanded to other customers. However, the article argues that overseas Chinese merchants in Japan likely played a more important part in the initial economic advance. The article provides historical context on the emerg

Author

Linh Pham

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EN