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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The Japanese were merely following their version of America's manifest destiny.
( ( The Japanese ) ( ( ( were merely ) ( following ( ( their version ) ( of ( ( America 's ) ( manifest destiny ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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