Karasuma

The State of Karasuma (烏丸共和国), was a puppet state in Northern Malayan archipelago (modern day Karasem) which existed between 1942 and 1945 in form of one party ruled parliamentary republic. In 1942 invasion, this area which rich on strategic resources seized by Japan and Pro-Japanese government installed in the former land of Dutch Malaya division on Dutch East Indies.

During this period, Japanese brought population from occupied area in east asia to fulfill the high workforce demand after the massive military facility built in the region.