World War II: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" id="mw8A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> forces land on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java" id="mw8Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Java">Java</a>, the main island of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" id="mw8g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>, at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Merak" id="mw8w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Port of Merak">Merak</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banten_Bay" id="mw9A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banten Bay">Banten Bay</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banten" id="mw9Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Banten">Banten</a>), Eretan Wetan (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indramayu" id="mw9g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Indramayu">Indramayu</a>) and Kragan (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rembang_Regency" id="mw9w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rembang Regency">Rembang</a>).