Hakko ichiu

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Hakkō ichiu (Japanese: 八紘一宇, literally 'eight corners of the world, i.e. "all the world under one roof") was a Japanese slogan, that became popular during the 1930s. Its emphasis moved to being a rationale for Japanese expansionism and ethnocentrism: in other words, the extent of Imperial rule had no natural limit, and a process of global extension (such as was very visible in the British Empire somewhat earlier) had no reason to stop.

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  • Walter Edwards, Forging Tradition for a Holy War: The Hakko Ichiu Tower in Miyazaki and Japanese Wartime Ideology, Volume 29, Number 2 (Summer 2003)Society for Japanese Studies
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