Dai Tōa Kyōeiken

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World War II-era concept economic bloc concept geopolitical doctrine imperial ideology political concept

Dai Tōa Kyōeiken was Imperial Japan’s World War II-era political and economic concept for a Japan-led bloc of Asian nations, promoted as regional cooperation but effectively serving as a framework for Japanese expansion and domination.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II-era concept ⓘ economic bloc concept ⓘ geopolitical doctrine ⓘ imperial ideology ⓘ political concept ⓘ
actualFunction	framework for Japanese expansion ⓘ instrument of Japanese domination ⓘ justification for military conquest ⓘ structure for economic exploitation ⓘ
associatedWith	Imperial Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese imperialism ⓘ Japanese militarism ⓘ
claimedGoal	Asian regional cooperation ⓘ liberation of Asia from Western colonialism ⓘ mutual prosperity of Asian nations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicGoal	create self-sufficient regional economy ⓘ integrate Asian economies under Japanese control ⓘ secure resources for Japan ⓘ
endCause	Japan’s defeat in World War II ⓘ
geographicScopeClaimed	East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific islands ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of South Asia ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalAssessment	considered a form of colonial domination ⓘ viewed as imperialist project ⓘ
ideologyBasis	Japanese cultural supremacy ⓘ anti-Western imperialism rhetoric ⓘ economic autarky ⓘ pan-Asianism ⓘ
implementedThrough	Japanese military occupation ⓘ economic control measures ⓘ puppet governments ⓘ
politicalGoal	Japan-led regional bloc ⓘ Japanese leadership over Asia ⓘ
promotedBy	Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese military ⓘ Japanese propaganda organs ⓘ
propagandaTheme	co-prosperity and mutual benefit ⓘ liberation from Western powers ⓘ racial solidarity of Asians ⓘ
relatedTo	Japanese occupation of China ⓘ Japanese occupation of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese occupation of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese occupation of Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
startUseApprox	late 1930s ⓘ
timePeriod	Shōwa era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere → alsoKnownAs → Dai Tōa Kyōeiken ⓘ