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The , also known as the GEACPS, was a concept that was developed in the Empire of Japan and propagated to Asian populations which were occupied by it from 1931 to 1945, and which officially aimed at creating a self-sufficient bloc of Asian peoples and states that would be led by the Japanese and be free from the rule of Western world, Western powers. The idea was first announced on 1 August 1940 in a radio address delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan), Foreign Minister Yōsuke Matsuoka. The intent and practical implementation of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere varied widely depending on the group and government department involved. Policy theorists who conceived it, as well as the vast majority of the Japanese population at large, saw it for its Pan-Asianism, pan-Asian ideals of freedom and independence from Western imperialism in Asia, Western colonial rule. In practice, however, it was frequently used by militarists and nationalists, who saw an effectiv ...
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Greater Asian Co-prosperity Sphere
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