What happened in Dutch colonies in the gap between the takeover of the Netherlands and the declaration of war with Japan?

by bu11fr0g
bu11fr0g

For clarity: what happened to the dutch east indies — military, trade, lifestyles, etc — between when the netherlands was conquered and war was declared with the japanese? (May 15, 1940 Netherlands surrenders - December 8, 1941 Netherlands government in exile declares war on Japan).