Satō Nobuhiro

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Satō Nobuhiro (佐藤 信淵, b.1769 – d.1850) was the founder of the "Greater East Asia" concept. He suggested that the Japanese government embark on "colonial and agricultural undertakings" on uninhabited islands in the South China Sea. He also said that the Japanese government should take Ryūkyū as base to attack and capture Luzon Island by surprise, then take Luzon as base for its "southward advance" to seize Java and other places, ultimately spreading its "military might" in Southeast Asia. He believed that Japan should "adopt suitable means of aggression and annexation" to "increase its national interests." This became the first draft of Japan's "southward advance" strategy.

[edit] See also

• Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

[edit] References

• Wang Ping. "Co-Prosperity is False, Aggression is True" Renmin Ribao, July 19, 2005