Nanshin-ron
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thumb|Japanese expansion in the Asia-Pacific after Kantokuen was cancelled
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Meiji-period origin
- Pacific islands
- Theoretical development
- Economic development
- Increasing militarization
- Adoption as national policy
- World War II
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Japanese expansion in the Asia-Pacific after Kantokuen was cancelled
was a political doctrine in the Empire of Japan that stated that Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands were Japan's sphere of interest and that their potential value to the Empire for economic and territorial expansion was greater than elsewhere.
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