{
  "sight": {
    "id": "nhb-87f3b2c8",
    "slug": "japanese-propaganda-department",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/japanese-propaganda-department",
    "wikidata": null,
    "name": "Japanese Propaganda Department",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "일본 선전부",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Museum",
    "address": "Handy Road open space, beside The Cathay, 2 Handy Road, Singapore 220233",
    "lat": 1.29911,
    "lng": 103.847561,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "dhoby-ghaut",
      "name": "Dhoby Ghaut Station",
      "name_ja": "ドビー・ゴート",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/dhoby-ghaut",
      "straight_line_m": 167
    },
    "description_en": "Formerly housing the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporations before WWII, it was turned into a Japanese propaganda office during the Japanese Occupation. It was later also used by Lord Louis Mountbatten as the headquarters for the Japanese Surrender in 1945.",
    "description_ko": "제2차 세계대전 전에는 영국령 말라야 방송공사(British Malaya Broadcasting Corporations)가 들어서 있었고, 일본 점령기에는 일본의 선전 사무소로 바뀌었어요. 이후 1945년에는 루이스 마운트배튼 경이 일본 항복을 위한 본부로 쓰기도 했어요.",
    "description_ja": "第二次世界大戦前は英領マラヤ放送協会（British Malaya Broadcasting Corporations）が入っていましたが、日本占領期には日本の宣伝事務所に転用されました。その後、1945年にはルイス・マウントバッテン卿が日本の降伏のための本部としても使用しました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "二战前，这里曾是British Malaya Broadcasting Corporations的所在地，日据时期被改为日本宣传办公室。后来在1945年，路易斯·蒙巴顿勋爵还将其用作日本投降事宜的总部。",
    "description_zh_hant": "二戰前，這裡曾是British Malaya Broadcasting Corporations的所在地，日據時期被改為日本宣傳辦公室。後來在1945年，路易斯·蒙巴頓勳爵還將其用作日本投降事宜的總部。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)"
    ],
    "photo": null,
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "dhoby-ghaut",
      "exit": "A",
      "straight_line_m": 113
    },
    "areas": [],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q5052142",
        "slug": "former-cathay-building",
        "name": "Former Cathay Building",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/former-cathay-building",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 41
      },
      {
        "id": "Q28419227",
        "slug": "orchard-road-presbyterian-church",
        "name": "Orchard Road Presbyterian Church",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/orchard-road-presbyterian-church",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 121
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7983969",
        "slug": "wesley-methodist-church-singapore",
        "name": "Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/wesley-methodist-church-singapore",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 129
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6721822",
        "slug": "macdonald-house",
        "name": "MacDonald House",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/macdonald-house",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 160
      },
      {
        "id": "Q14874450",
        "slug": "kempeitai-east-district-branch",
        "name": "Kempeitai East District Branch",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/kempeitai-east-district-branch",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 214
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6783333",
        "slug": "masjid-bencoolen",
        "name": "Masjid Bencoolen",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/masjid-bencoolen",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 250
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}