Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

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The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere (GEACPS), was a fascist, Showa Statist and Imperialist idea of an Asia dominated by Japan and free from any western influence. GEACPS was the pan-Asian alliance that the Empire of Japan sought to establish during WWII, often equated with the Japanese Empire's territories at its height, however the ideology can refer to the dream of Japanese hugemony as a whole. Initially, the Sphere only encompassed Japan (including annexed Korea (Chōsen), Manchukuo, and parts of China. As the Pacific War progressed, he expanded to include territories in Southeast Asia. The term was first introduced by Minister for Foreign Affairs Hachirō Arita on 29 June 1940.

The proposed objectives of this union were to ensure economic self-sufficiency and cooperation among the member states, along with resisting the influence of Western imperialism and Soviet communism. In reality, militarists and nationalists saw the Sphere as an effective propaganda tool to enforce Japanese hegemony. The latter approach was reflected in a document released by Japan's Ministry of Health and Welfare, An Investigation of Global Policy with the Yamato Race as Nucleus, which promoted racial supremacist theories. Japanese spokesmen openly described the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere as a device for the "development of the Japanese race." When World War II ended, the GEACPS became a source of criticism and scorn.

History

The concept of a unified Asia under Japanese leadership had roots dating back to the 16th century. For example, Toyotomi Hideyoshi proposed to make China, Korea, and Japan into "one". Moreover, Hideyoshi had further plans to expand into India, the Philippines, and other islands in the Pacific.

World War II

On 3 November 1938, Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hachirō Arita proposed the development of the New Order in East Asia (東亜新秩序, Tōa Shin Chitsujo), which was limited to Japan, China, and the puppet state of Manchukuo. They believed that the union had 6 purposes:

• Permanent stability of Eastern Asia
• Neighbourly amity and international justice
• Joint defense against communism
• Creation of a new culture
• Economic cohesion and co-operation
• World peace

The idea of the GEACPS developed from a series of issues. Japanese leaders had an imperialistic interest in securing natural resources and expanding Japan's territory, military, and economy. In addition, they believed that Westerners treated the Japanese unfairly, out of racial and ethnic prejudice against Asians (despite themselves massacring non-Japanese Asians), and they resented the Western colonization of Asian countries as well as the discriminatory laws and sentiments against Asians in the United States of America and other Western countries.

The GEACPS sought to incorporate all of East Asia, though this was cut short as the United States decided to drop two atomic bombs on Japan.

Beliefs

Pan-Asianism

WIP

Members

• Empire of Japan
• Northeast Supreme Administrative Council
• Manchukuo
• East Hebei Autonomous Government
• Mengjiang
• Great Way Government
• Japanese Provisional Government of the Republic of China
• Reformed Government of the Republic of China
• Wang Jingwei Regime
• State of Burma
• Second Philippine Republic
• Azad Hind
• Empire of Vietnam
• Kingdom of Kampuchea
• Japanese Kingdom of Luang Prabang
• Thai State

Relationships

Allies

• Shōwa Statism - Founder, leader, controller
• Nazism - An ally, with similar goals to mine.

Enemies

• Neoconservatism - Greedy imperialists and capitalists that want nothing more to exploit Asia. Ignore that I literally do the same

How to draw

Flag of imperial Japan with map of Asia-Pacific

1. Draw a ball.
2. Draw a circle in the middle, the borders in red
3. Draw the map of Asia-Pacific on a globe into the red circle, in red
4. Fill the rest of the circle with white
5. Draw rays of red spreading from the circle
6. Fill the rest of the ball with white
7. Add eyes and finish!
8. Add some puppet states (optional)

Color Name		HEX
	Red	#BC0024
	White	#FFFFFF

Gallery

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  Original infobox image, showing the union as separate balls instead of one
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  A bit lazy, sorry

See Also

• Empire of Japan
• Shōwa Statism