Hakkō ichiu

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Hakkō ichiu (八紘一宇, "eight crown cords, one roof", i.e. "all the world under one roof") or hakkō iu (Shinjitai: 八紘為宇, 八紘爲宇) was a Japanese political slogan meaning the divine right of the Empire of Japan to "unify the eight corners of the world." The slogan formed the basis of the empire's ideology. It was popularized in a speech by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on January 8, 1940, and weaponized to justify Japanese imperialism throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.

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