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Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere
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The stated goal of the Sphere was the establishment of an "Asia for the Asiatics," theoretically achieving political and economic independence for member nations. This narrative was heavily promoted through propaganda, suggesting that Japan was the benevolent elder brother (nii-san) protecting its younger Asian siblings from exploitative Western powers, such as the United States and Great Britain.
A core tenet of the Sphere's ideology was the spiritual superiority of the Yamato race and the purported intrinsic har…