noun
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Historical term for Japan's wartime concept of a bloc of Asian nations under Japanese leadership. Used primarily in discussions of WWII history and propaganda.
大東亜共栄圏は、第二次世界大戦中の日本のスローガンだった。
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was a Japanese slogan during World War II.
A compound of 大東亜 (Greater East Asia) and 共栄圏 (co-prosperity sphere), coined as a political slogan in the early 20th century.