Synopsis The Japanese occupation of South East Asia during the World War II has been closely studied by many scholars. But there has been no critical study of the Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This study is based on archival sources available in India and abroad and critically examines the nature of the Japanese rule in the Andamanas, its relations with the members of the provisional Government of Azad Hind, who participated in the civil administration, the torturing of the so-called spies, the devastatation caused to life and property of the people by the allied air raids on the islands. The author presents objectively the circumstances leading to the atocities committed by the Japanese and the Indian police officials on the innocent people. This study will be an essential and compulsive reading for students of the Second World War both in India and Japan.