A few Japanese were issued landing permits in 1948 and 1949, but until 1953, the only Japanese permitted to reside in the country were diplomats and their families.
雖然新加坡政府曾經在1948年至1949年期間向少數日本人簽發入境許可，不過在1953年之前，獲准在新加坡定居的日本人就只有外交官和他們的家屬。