Hachirō Arita
Hachirō Arita (有田 八郎, Arita Hachirō, 21 September 1884 – 4 March 1965) was a Japanese politician and diplomat who served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for three terms. He coined the term Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, which provided an official agenda for Imperial Japan's expansionism.
Hachirō Arita | |
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有田 八郎 | |
Arita in 1936 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Empire of Japan | |
| In office March 1936 – February 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Kōki Hirota |
| Succeeded by | Senjūrō Hayashi |
| In office 29 October 1938 – 5 January 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Kazushige Ugaki |
| Succeeded by | Nobuyuki Abe |
| In office 16 January 1940 – 22 July 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Kichisaburō Nomura |
| Succeeded by | Yōsuke Matsuoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 21, 1884 Sado, Niigata, Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 4, 1965 (aged 80) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
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