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I hazard a guess - he was owed probably a debt of life during the Jap occupation.
Don't forget till now it's not quite clear how LKY got a job w the Japanese army during the occupation. You don't think the IJN are daft n take in all sundries given the hatred they have for the Chinese.
This part was never said and recorded. And we can safely say Indians at that time fare better and if he knows Japanese, getting a role is not difficult.
Also bear in mind the nationalism then is to China or India not to Singapore. Chinese swear loyalty to China not Singapore.
Suppose one saved the life of the other ?
Old Fart already said that he taught himself japanese and that is how he got hired. He has a gift for langauges. the fact that he was a chinese who did not speak chinese probably clinched the deal for them.