And as in Burma, the Philippines, and Indonesia, Japan appealed to Malay nationalism to throw off the Western imperialist yoke in a movement of Asian solidarity an  Asia for the Asians  spearheaded by Japan's Imperial Army.
Japan's real motive was simply to control Malaysia for its own ends.
mnli hypothesis: Japan's real motive was simply to control Malaysia for its own ends. premise: And as in Burma, the Philippines, and Indonesia, Japan appealed to Malay nationalism to throw off the Western imperialist yoke in a movement of Asian solidarity an  Asia for the Asians  spearheaded by Japan's Imperial Army.