Hasanuddin2019-09-252019-09-252016-11-162013-08http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/159422This paper explores the occupation of Japan in Gorontalo. Japanese military occupied Gorontalo without military attack or bombing. This factor because influence of co-operation with Government Supreme Direction of Gorontalo (PPPG). Cooperation does not exist for long time after the Japanese military PPPG dissolved. Gorontalo residents had experiencing hard times to Japanese military rule. These conditions lead to the rejection of community leaders and criticized the Japanese policy. Those who refused were arrested to eliminate its influence in Gorontalo. Research issues to answered is how Japanese policy and its impact PPPG and Gorontalo society. This study uses an analytical description by study literature with describing an event into its parts, and is supported by interviews to understand the lives of Gorontalo society.indWith permission of the license/copyright holderpolicyGorontaloJapanese militaryPolitical ethicsEthics of political systemsMethods of ethicsGeneral and historicalJournal volume