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Five principles would be set out: acquisition of vital materials for national defence, restoration of law and order, self-sufficiency for the troops in the occupied territories, respect for established local organisations and customs, and no hasty discussion of future status of sovereignty. Administrative-wise, the Straits Settlements were to be placed directly under the Japanese Army, the Federated Malay States and Johor will remain as autonomous protectorates under their sultans, while the four northern states (Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu) were to eventually revert to Thai rule.
Additionally, to bolster these efforts to turn Malaya into a Japanese colony, the Japanese sought to change the common language of Malaya to Japanese. Its initial moves were to change shop signs and street names. Penang was renamed Tōjō Island (東條島, ''Tōjō-tō'') and Malaya renamed Malai (馬来, ''Marai''). The time zone was also moved to align with Japan to ensure this change.
Overall control and administration of Malaya was the responsibility of the 25th Army. The transfer of the northern Malay states to Thailand moved them to Thai control.
Japanese and Taiwanese civilians headed the Malayan civil service and police during the occupation. The structure remained similar to that of Malaya's pre-war civil service with many for Civil Servants being reappointed. Many of the laws and regulations of the British administration continued in use. The Sultans were initially allowed to continue as nominal rulers, with the intent that they would eventually be completely removed from power.
=== Inciting Collaboration ===
The Japanese would start inciting collaborationism by using slogans such as "Asia untuk orang Asia" (translation: Asia for Asians) to win support from the local Malays. Malay radicals had been given strict instruction to abide by Japanese military plans to create "Asians for Asians" and a "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" with Malaya as an important base. The Japanese worked hard to convince the local population that they were the actual saviours of Malaya while Britain was portrayed as an imperialist force that wished to exploit Malaya's resources. However in reality, the Japanese were keen to exploit the region.
== National Spirits ==
The Shonan-Marai Gunseibu starts off with the following National Spirits{{Template:Starting Countries}}
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