They proclaimed Japan's mission to bring progress to its backward Asian neighbors in language not so very different from that of the Europeans in Africa or the US in Latin America.
( They ( ( proclaimed ( ( Japan 's ) ( mission ( to ( ( ( bring progress ) ( to ( ( its ( backward ( Asian neighbors ) ) ) ( in language ) ) ) ) ( not ( ( so ( very different ) ) ( from ( that ( of ( ( ( ( the Europeans ) ( in Africa ) ) or ) ( ( the US ) ( in ( Latin America ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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It was said that Japan's intention of progressing the languages of its Asian neighbors wasn't dissimilar from the behavior of Europeans in Africa.
( It ( ( was ( said ( that ( ( ( ( Japan 's ) intention ) ( of ( progressing ( ( the languages ) ( of ( its ( Asian neighbors ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( ( ( was n't ) ( dissimilar ( from ( ( the behavior ) ( of Europeans ) ) ) ) ) ( in Africa ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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