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 Institute for People's Education and Cultural Guidance (in Indonesian, Indonesian: Poesat Keboedajaan; in Japanese,) 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 (皇紀) calendar, are given in the Gregorian calendar. Unless otherwise noted, this list is based on the one compiled by .
| + Poems published in Asia Raya | |||
| Title | Date | Author | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Al-Qoeran al-Karim" "The Quran of Karim" | |||
| "Angin Foedji" "Winds of Fuji" | |||
| "Angkatan Baroe" "New Period" | |||
| "Angkatankoe" "My Period" | |||
| "Asia Raja" "Great Asia" | St. P.B. | ||
| "Banjak Arti Kilat Matamoe" "The Many Meanings in Your Eyes" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Bantoean Toean" "Lord's Help" | Romoesha | ||
| "Bermoekim di Moesim Bertanam di Zaman" "Living in the Seasons, Harvest in the Ages" | St. P.B. | ||
| "Boenglon" "Chameleon" | |||
| "Dharma Pemoeda" "Youth's Religion" | |||
| "Diponegoro" | |||
| "Djangan Tak Goena" "Not Useless" | |||
| "Djeritan Hidoep Baroe" "Cry of a New Life" | |||
| "Djeritan Malam" "Cry in the Night" | Noersamsoe | ||
| "Doa" "Prayer" | |||
| "Doa" "Prayer" | |||
| "Doa" "Prayer" | |||
| "Dokoritoe" "Independence" | Takahashi Taisa | ||
| "Fadjar Naik" "Dawn Rises" | |||
| "Gita Negara" "Song of the State" | |||
| "Hari Raja" "Holiday" | Djoeffrie | ||
| "Hasrat Angkatanku" "My Period's Needs" | |||
| "Indahlah Noesa" "Beautiful Islands" | |||
| "Ingatlah" "Remember" | |||
| "Kebesarannja" "His Greatness" | |||
| "Kenangan Diponegoro" "Remembering Diponegoro" | |||
| "Kepada Toean" "To, Sir" | |||
| "Kewadjiban" "Duty" | |||
| "Kisah di Waktoe Pagi" "A Morning-time Story" | |||
| "Kodrat Waktoekoe" "Nature of My Time" | |||
| "Laoetan" "Ocean" | |||
| "Lebah Sekawan" "Gang of Bees" | |||
| "Loekisan" "Drawing" | |||
| "Menghadapi Moesoeh" "Facing the Enemy" | Toha | ||
| "Menoedjoe Tjita" "Towards Hope" | |||
| "Minat Poetra Dewasa" "A Grown Boy's Wish" | |||
| "Moesafir" "Wayfarer" | |||
| "Moesoeh Mendarat di Balikpapan" "Enemy Landing at Balikpapan" | Takahashi Taisa | ||
| "NamaMoe Toehan" "Your Name, God" | |||
| "Njanjian dari Pendjara" "Songs from Prison" | |||
| "Pahlawankoe" "My Hero" | |||
| "Pandai Besi" "Blacksmith" | Noersamsoe | ||
| "Pembangoenan Nippon Baroe" "Building a New Japan" | |||
| "Pemoeda Kini Bergelora" "The Youth are Impassioned" | |||
| "Pemoeda Perantara" "Youth in the Middle" | Noersamsoe | ||
| "Pemoeda Perdjuangan" "Youth in the Struggle" | Takahashi Taisa | ||
| "Pemoeda Zaman" "Youth of the Ages" | |||
| "Pentjalang" | |||
| "Perdjuangan Seriboe Djoeta Manoesia" "Struggle of a Thousand Million People" | |||
| "Permenoengan" "Reflection" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Poeasa" "Fasting" | |||
| "Ratna Satria" "Ratna the Knight" | |||
| "Renoengkan Sedjenak" "Contemplate for a Moment" | El Hakim | ||
| "Renoengkan Sedjenak" "Contemplate for a Moment" | |||
| "Satoe Arti" "One Meaning" | Suchitra | ||
| "Sayat Sembiloe" "The Sayat Knife" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Sebelum Perdjoeangan" "Before the Struggle" | |||
| "Semangat Pemoeda" "Youth's Passion" | |||
| "Soeara Sedjarah" "Voice of History" | Taslim A. | ||
| "Soenting Melati" "Acquiring Jasmine" | |||
| "Soerat Antjaman" "Threatening Letter" | Cloboth | ||
| "Tanah Airkoe" "My Homeland" | |||
| "Tekad Boelad" "Determination" | |||
| "Tempat Pemoeda" "Place for Youth" | |||
| "Terima Kasih Iboe" "Thank You Mother" | H.R. | ||
| "Tetap" "Stable" | |||
| "Tinggalkan Dakoe di dalam Sunji" "Leave Me in Silence" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Tjiptakan Doenia Bahagia" "Create a Happy World" | |||
| "WahjoeMoe Koedoes" "Your Sacred Revelation" | |||
| + Short stories published in Asia Raya | |||
| Title | Date | Author | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Aroes Mengalir" "The Flowing Current" | |||
| "Batoe" "Stone" | Tetsoekitji Kawai | ||
| "Beladjar jang Penghabisan" "The Last Studies" | Sastrosoewignjo | ||
| "Bintang Koekoes" "Star of Steam" | O.S. | ||
| "Boekan Karena Akoe" "Not Because of Me" | |||
| "Darah Laoet" "Blood of the Sea" | |||
| "Dengan Dibimbing oleh Toehan" "With God's Guidance" | |||
| "Di dalam Mesdjid" "In the Mosque" | |||
| "Di Moesim Panen" "In the Harvest Season" | Cloboth | ||
| "Di Tempat Asoehan Garoeda" "Where the Garuda is Kept" | Hoemio Niwa | ||
| "Dimana (Daidantjoo)" "Where is (Daidantjoo)" | |||
| "Ditjari" "Sought" | Andjar Asmara | ||
| "Djawabnja" "The Answer" | Zahar | ||
| "Djiwa Pahlawan" "Soul of a Hero" | |||
| "Djoeroe Rawat" "Nurse" | |||
| "Djoewariah" | |||
| "Djonggol Desa" "Village Representative" | |||
| "Doenia Tjopet" "World of Pickpockets" | |||
| "Dosa jang Tak Dapat Diampoeni" "Unforgivable Sin" | A.A. | ||
| "Dr. Soegianto" | |||
| "Gadis Berkoedoeng Perioek Kaju" "Girl Maimed by a Wooden Pot" | |||
| "Hoedjan dan Panas" "Rain and Heat" | Noersamsoe | ||
| "Indonesia Tanah Kekasih" "Indonesia, Land of Lovers" | |||
| "Irama Masa" "Rhythm of the Times" | |||
| "Isjarat Anai-Anai" "Signs of Termites" | Soedjani | ||
| "Kemedja Lama" "Old Shirt" | |||
| "Ketika KOKKI Moelai Berkibar di Djawa" "When KOKKI Flourishes in Java" | Maru Furura | ||
| "Kitjizo ke Medan Perang" "Kitjizo Goes to the Battlefield" | Josikei Hino | ||
| "Kjai Gondolajoe" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Korban Gadis" "Virginal Victim" | Winarno | ||
| "Lajar Poetih" "White Screen" | |||
| "Laoet Perhoeboengan" "Connecting Seas" | |||
| "Latihan Gerilja" "Guerrilla Training" | |||
| "Melangkah Teroes" "Keep Advancing" | |||
| "Memoedja Majat Kekasih" "Worshipping a Lover's Corpse" | Kamadjaja | ||
| "Menjamboet Poeasa" "Welcoming the Fast" | |||
| "Mr. Doel" | Andjar Asmara | ||
| "Oentoek Saoedara" "For You" | |||
| "Pahlawan Moeda" "Young Hero" | |||
| "Pak Sewo" "Mr Sewo" | Noersamsoe | ||
| "Pak Tani Poelang" "The Farmer Returns" | |||
| "Paman Koe" "My Uncle" | |||
| "Pandai Besi" "Blacksmith" | |||
| "Pemoeda Pantjaroba" "Youth in Transition" | |||
| "Perdjoeangan Batin" "Mind's Struggle" | |||
| "Perhitoengan Njawa" "Counting Souls" | and | Hamid | |
| "Pertjintaan dan Pengorbanan" "Love and Sacrifice" | |||
| "Poetri Pertiwi" "Princess Pertiwi" | |||
| "Pradjoerit Nogikoe" "Soldier from Nogiku" | Kan Kikotji | ||
| "Ratapan" | and | ||
| "Resiko Goenting" "Problem with Scissors" | Cloboth | ||
| "Salah Sangka" "Mistaken" | Katjamata | ||
| "Seboeah Bingkisan" "A Package" | |||
| "Seroean Azan" "Call of Adhan" | |||
| "Si Amat Toekang Betjak" "Amat the Pedicab Driver" | and | M. Basri | |
| "Soeara jang Memberi Ilham" "Voice which Inspires" | Andjar Asmara | ||
| "Tamoe" "Guest" | |||
| "Tanda Bahagia" "Sign of Happiness" | |||
| "Toentoenan" "Guidance" | Darmawidjaja | ||
| "Trem Berdjalan Teroes" "The Trem Treks On" | |||
| + Serials published in Asia Raya | ||||
| Title | Date | Author | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kartinah | to | Andjar Asmara | ||
| Noesa Penida | to | Andjar Asmara | ||
| Roekmini | to | E.S.N. |