Architecture of Japan-occupied Areas

Let's say that Japanese Empire managed to hold their empire in Southeast Asia. How would they built (and rebuilt) cities under its domination? How would the traditional Japanese architecture adapted with the heavy monsoon seasons, humidity, and the high-temperature of the equator?
I don't know whether I have to put this thread here or in ASB section, since the areas I want to see are Japanese India and Indonesia.

Thanks in advance!
 
Well it depends, I mean on the one hand you're assuming they would'nt just let the indiginous peoples use their own style or, as was becoming popular in Japan itself, 'Modern' Western Architecture.

Anyways, if we're going on the assumption Japan has decided all of Asia needs to look like itself architectually, their really would'nt be that much of a difference, with the exception of some local cultural additions.
Japanese itself is used to not just Monsoons, but Tsunamis as well, and parts of Japan are Tropical, so they'd probably just use the techniques developed their.


Also, Japanese India, like a large chunk of the area Japan wanted to annex if successful, is ASB.
 
Unlike other totalitarian powers, Japan did not have a definite policy with regards to architectural styles. If anything, western style modern architecture was introduced in Japan in the late 20's via japanese students at the Bauhaus, and did not suffer any sort of government interference like it did in Italy, Germany or the Soviet Union.

I don't have my reference books handy, but there was a very thriving modern architecture movement in Japan during the 30's.
 
They exist, IOTL.

Presidential Office Building, Taipei (中華民國總統府 [台北], formerly known as Governor-General's Office [台湾総督府]).
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Government House, Hong Kong (香港禮賓府; formerly 督憲府/香港總督府/港督府 ...During the Japanese occupation during World War II (1941–1945), it was occupied by the Japanese Military Governor. The form of the building changed to a hybrid Japanese/neoclassical image by Seichi Fujimura in 1944, primarily through the addition of a tower and roof elements...)
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Unlike other totalitarian powers, Japan did not have a definite policy with regards to architectural styles. If anything, western style modern architecture was introduced in Japan in the late 20's via japanese students at the Bauhaus, and did not suffer any sort of government interference like it did in Italy, Germany or the Soviet Union.

I don't have my reference books handy, but there was a very thriving modern architecture movement in Japan during the 30's.

Yeah, the Japanese were quite fond of Modern Architecture, with serious Mayan Revival and Prairie School influences, but I doubt that'd transfer really into the occupied areas, outside of a few official buildings, and some stylistic motifs.
 
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