List of literary works published in Asia Raya
A total of sixty-nine poems, sixty short stories, and three serials were published in Asia Raya, a newspaper in the Dutch East Indies and early Indonesia. First published on 29 April 1942, months after the Empire of Japan invaded the Indies, Asia Raya was established under the occupation government and intended as a vehicle for pro-Japanese propaganda – including literature. Run by both Japanese and native staff, the newspaper remained in publication until 7 September 1945, closing less than a month after Indonesia proclaimed its independence.
During the occupation, the Japanese overlords enacted censorship standards, which Asia Raya – as an organ of the occupying forces – followed strictly. Writers looking to have their works published were limited in themes they could select by the Cultural Centre in the capital at Jakarta. They were told that works dealing with internal struggle or otherwise depressing topics would "poison" society with confusion and despair. Instead, writers hoping to be published had to focus on positive themes in an effort to instill positive traits in society; by the end of the occupation, this meant a nationalistic struggle. To subvert these policies, writers often hid more personal anti-colonial subtexts in their works.
Asia Raya contributors were Japanese or native, with the latter more active; works by two foreign authors, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, were also published in translation. The single most-published writer in Asia Raya was Rosihan Anwar, a recent senior high school graduate, who published seven poems and nine short stories while working for the newspaper. Andjar Asmara, a former film director, published the most serials; both of his serials were based on films he had made before the occupation.
The following list is divided into three tables, one for poems, one for short stories, and one for serials; the tables are initially arranged alphabetically by title, although they are also sortable. Author's names are given as recorded in Asia Raya, with explanatory notes indicating pseudonyms where known. Titles are given in the original spelling, with a literal English translation underneath. Dates, originally in the Japanese kōki calendar, are given in the Gregorian calendar. Unless otherwise noted, this list is based on the one compiled by.
Poems
| Title | Date | Author | Note |
| "Al-Qoeran al-Karim" "The Quran of Karim" | 15 June 1945 | ||
| "Angin Foedji" "Winds of Fuji" | 3 July 1943 | ||
| "Angkatan Baroe" "New Period" | 22 May 1945 | ||
| "Angkatankoe" "My Period" | 29 May 1945 | ||
| "Asia Raja" "Great Asia" | 21 May 1942 | St. P.B. | |
| "Banjak Arti Kilat Matamoe" "The Many Meanings in Your Eyes" | 2 June 1942 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Bantoean Toean" "Lord's Help" | 6 September 1944 | Romoesha | |
| "Bermoekim di Moesim Bertanam di Zaman" "Living in the Seasons, Harvest in the Ages" | 31 May 1942 | St. P.B. | |
| "Boenglon" "Chameleon" | 26 November 1942 | ||
| "Dharma Pemoeda" "Youth's Religion" | 28 June 1945 | ||
| "Diponegoro" | 8 February 1945 | ||
| "Djangan Tak Goena" "Not Useless" | 11 June 1945 | ||
| "Djeritan Hidoep Baroe" "Cry of a New Life" | 5 April 1945 | ||
| "Djeritan Malam" "Cry in the Night" | 10 July 1945 | Noersamsoe | |
| "Doa" "Prayer" | 17 February 1945 | ||
| "Doa" "Prayer" | 6 July 1945 | ||
| "Doa" "Prayer" | 25 August 1945 | ||
| "Dokoritoe" "Independence" | 2 June 1945 | Takahashi Taisa | |
| "Fadjar Naik" "Dawn Rises" | 23 June 1945 | ||
| "Gita Negara" "Song of the State" | 27 February 1943 | ||
| "Hari Raja" "Holiday" | 30 September 1943 | Djoeffrie | |
| "Hasrat Angkatanku" "My Period's Needs" | 16 July 1945 | ||
| "Indahlah Noesa" "Beautiful Islands" | 10 June 1944 | ||
| "Ingatlah" "Remember" | 1 January 1943 | ||
| "Kebesarannja" "His Greatness" | 23 August 1945 | ||
| "Kenangan Diponegoro" "Remembering Diponegoro" | 7 February 1945 | ||
| "Kepada Toean" "To, Sir" | 28 June 1945 | ||
| "Kewadjiban" "Duty" | 21 August 1945 | ||
| "Kisah di Waktoe Pagi" "A Morning-time Story" | 1 April 1944 | ||
| "Kodrat Waktoekoe" "Nature of My Time" | 8 July 1944 | ||
| "Laoetan" "Ocean" | 21 June 1942 | ||
| "Lebah Sekawan" "Gang of Bees" | 23 January 1943 | ||
| "Loekisan" "Drawing" | 10 April 1944 | ||
| "Menghadapi Moesoeh" "Facing the Enemy" | 25 July 1945 | Toha | |
| "Menoedjoe Tjita" "Towards Hope" | 18 July 1945 | ||
| "Minat Poetra Dewasa" "A Grown Boy's Wish" | 9 March 1943 | ||
| "Moesafir" "Wayfarer" | 29 March 1945 | ||
| "Moesoeh Mendarat di Balikpapan" "Enemy Landing at Balikpapan" | 7 July 1945 | Takahashi Taisa | |
| "NamaMoe Toehan" "Your Name, God" | 13 July 1945 | ||
| "Njanjian dari Pendjara" "Songs from Prison" | 21 July 1943 | ||
| "Pahlawankoe" "My Hero" | 21 July 1945 | ||
| "Pandai Besi" "Blacksmith" | 16 October 1943 | Noersamsoe | |
| "Pembangoenan Nippon Baroe" "Building a New Japan" | 11 February 1943 | ||
| "Pemoeda Kini Bergelora" "The Youth are Impassioned" | 24 July 1945 | ||
| "Pemoeda Perantara" "Youth in the Middle" | 2 June 1945 | Noersamsoe | |
| "Pemoeda Perdjuangan" "Youth in the Struggle" | 30 June 1945 | Takahashi Taisa | |
| "Pemoeda Zaman" "Youth of the Ages" | 23 May 1945 | ||
| "Pentjalang" | 12 June 1943 | ||
| "Perdjuangan Seriboe Djoeta Manoesia" "Struggle of a Thousand Million People" | 28 October 1943 | ||
| "Permenoengan" "Reflection" | 17 May 1942 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Poeasa" "Fasting" | 19 August 1944 | ||
| "Ratna Satria" "Ratna the Knight" | 5 June 1943 | ||
| "Renoengkan Sedjenak" "Contemplate for a Moment" | 23 June 1945 | El Hakim | |
| "Renoengkan Sedjenak" "Contemplate for a Moment" | 27 June 1945 | ||
| "Satoe Arti" "One Meaning" | 31 July 1945 | Suchitra | |
| "Sayat Sembiloe" "The Sayat Knife" | 21 November 1942 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Sebelum Perdjoeangan" "Before the Struggle" | 19 June 1945 | ||
| "Semangat Pemoeda" "Youth's Passion" | 12 June 1945 | ||
| "Soeara Sedjarah" "Voice of History" | 14 July 1945 | Taslim A. | |
| "Soenting Melati" "Acquiring Jasmine" | 1 January 1943 | ||
| "Soerat Antjaman" "Threatening Letter" | 17 May 1942 | Cloboth | |
| "Tanah Airkoe" "My Homeland" | 8 July 1944 | ||
| "Tekad Boelad" "Determination" | 17 July 1945 | ||
| "Tempat Pemoeda" "Place for Youth" | 7 November 1943 | ||
| "Terima Kasih Iboe" "Thank You Mother" | 22 December 1944 | H.R. | |
| "Tetap" "Stable" | 11 July 1945 | ||
| "Tinggalkan Dakoe di dalam Sunji" "Leave Me in Silence" | 16 May 1942 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Tjiptakan Doenia Bahagia" "Create a Happy World" | 19 July 1945 | ||
| "WahjoeMoe Koedoes" "Your Sacred Revelation" | 20 July 1945 |
Short stories
| Title | Date | Author | Note |
| "Aroes Mengalir" "The Flowing Current" | 15 July 1944 | ||
| "Batoe" "Stone" | 1 February 1944 | Tetsoekitji Kawai | |
| "Beladjar jang Penghabisan" "The Last Studies" | 14 January 1943 | Sastrosoewignjo | |
| "Bintang Koekoes" "Star of Steam" | 1 January 1943 | O.S. | |
| "Boekan Karena Akoe" "Not Because of Me" | 15 April 1944 | ||
| "Darah Laoet" "Blood of the Sea" | 1 July 1944 | ||
| "Dengan Dibimbing oleh Toehan" "With God's Guidance" | 25 July 1945 | ||
| "Di dalam Mesdjid" "In the Mosque" | 1 June 1945 | ||
| "Di Moesim Panen" "In the Harvest Season" | Cloboth | ||
| "Di Tempat Asoehan Garoeda" "Where the Garuda is Kept" | 15 January 1944 | Hoemio Niwa | |
| "Dimana " "Where is " | 10 May 1945 | ||
| "Ditjari" "Sought" | 14 June 1942 | Andjar Asmara | |
| "Djawabnja" "The Answer" | 21 June 1942 | Zahar | |
| "Djiwa Pahlawan" "Soul of a Hero" | 1 June 1944 | ||
| "Djoeroe Rawat" "Nurse" | 15 February 1945 | ||
| "Djoewariah" | 12 January 1945 | ||
| "Djonggol Desa" "Village Representative" | 14 April 1945 | ||
| "Doenia Tjopet" "World of Pickpockets" | 2 May 1942 | ||
| "Dosa jang Tak Dapat Diampoeni" "Unforgivable Sin" | 21 June 1942 | A.A. | |
| "Dr. Soegianto" | 3 February 1945 | ||
| "Gadis Berkoedoeng Perioek Kaju" "Girl Maimed by a Wooden Pot" | 9 October 1943 | ||
| "Hoedjan dan Panas" "Rain and Heat" | 10 February 1945 | Noersamsoe | |
| "Indonesia Tanah Kekasih" "Indonesia, Land of Lovers" | 6 September 1945 | ||
| "Irama Masa" "Rhythm of the Times" | 27 January 1945 | ||
| "Isjarat Anai-Anai" "Signs of Termites" | 28 June 1945 | Soedjani | |
| "Kemedja Lama" "Old Shirt" | 14 July 1945 | ||
| "Ketika KOKKI Moelai Berkibar di Djawa" "When KOKKI Flourishes in Java" | 23 February 1943 | Maru Furura | |
| "Kitjizo ke Medan Perang" "Kitjizo Goes to the Battlefield" | 1 January 1944 | Josikei Hino | |
| "Kjai Gondolajoe" | 16 June 1945 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Korban Gadis" "Virginal Victim" | 1 April 1943 | Winarno | |
| "Lajar Poetih" "White Screen" | 1 April 1944 | ||
| "Laoet Perhoeboengan" "Connecting Seas" | 15 July 1944 | ||
| "Latihan Gerilja" "Guerrilla Training" | 26 May 1945 | ||
| "Melangkah Teroes" "Keep Advancing" | 11 July 1945 | ||
| "Memoedja Majat Kekasih" "Worshipping a Lover's Corpse" | 8 May 1942 | Kamadjaja | |
| "Menjamboet Poeasa" "Welcoming the Fast" | 17 August 1944 | ||
| "Mr. Doel" | 5 July 1942 | Andjar Asmara | |
| "Oentoek Saoedara" "For You" | 15 June 1943 | ||
| "Pahlawan Moeda" "Young Hero" | 26 August 1944 | ||
| "Pak Sewo" "Mr Sewo" | 24 April 1945 | Noersamsoe | |
| "Pak Tani Poelang" "The Farmer Returns" | 22 May 1943 | ||
| "Paman Koe" "My Uncle" | 15 June 1944 | ||
| "Pandai Besi" "Blacksmith" | 1 September 1944 | ||
| "Pemoeda Pantjaroba" "Youth in Transition" | 1 August 1944 | ||
| "Perdjoeangan Batin" "Mind's Struggle" | 31 May 1942 | ||
| "Perhitoengan Njawa" "Counting Souls" | 9 May 1942 and 10 May 1942 | Hamid | |
| "Pertjintaan dan Pengorbanan" "Love and Sacrifice" | 4 September 1943 | ||
| "Poetri Pertiwi" "Princess Pertiwi" | 24 May 1945 | ||
| "Pradjoerit Nogikoe" "Soldier from Nogiku" | 5 February 1944 | Kan Kikotji | |
| "Ratapan" | 9 May 1942 and 10 May 1942 | ||
| "Resiko Goenting" "Problem with Scissors" | 12 May 1942 | Cloboth | |
| "Salah Sangka" "Mistaken" | 30 September 1943 | Katjamata | |
| "Seboeah Bingkisan" "A Package" | 1 February 1945 | ||
| "Seroean Azan" "Call of Adhan" | 17 May 1945 | ||
| "Si Amat Toekang Betjak" "Amat the Pedicab Driver" | 8 January 1943 and 9 January 1943 | M. Basri | |
| "Soeara jang Memberi Ilham" "Voice which Inspires" | 5 May 1942 | Andjar Asmara | |
| "Tamoe" "Guest" | 2 June 1942 | ||
| "Tanda Bahagia" "Sign of Happiness" | 1 September 1944 | ||
| "Toentoenan" "Guidance" | 21 August 1945 | Darmawidjaja | |
| "Trem Berdjalan Teroes" "The Trem Treks On" | 12 June 1943 |