Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Diverging Views Melting into One—The Perception of the Philippines in Japanese Pan-Asianist and Nationalist/Imperialist Thought, 1886–1931 -- 3 Traditionalists vs. Realists—‘Exoteric’ and ‘Esoteric’ Pan-Asianism and the Inclusion of the Philippines in an East Asian Bloc -- 4 The Occupation of the Philippines -- 5 The Filipino Perspective -- 6 Summary and Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

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In Japanese Pan-Asianism and the Philippines from the Late 19th Century to the End of World War II – Going to the Philippines Is Like Coming Home? Sven Matthiessen examines the development of Japanese Pan-Asianism and the perception of the Philippines within this ideology. Due to the archipelago’s previous colonisation by Spain and the US the Philippines was a special case among the Japanese occupied territories during the war. Matthiessen convincingly proves that the widespread pro-Americanism among the Philippine population made it impossible for Japanese administrators to implement a pan-Asianist ideology that centred on a 'return to Asian values'. The expectation among some Japanese Pan-Asianists that ‘going to the Philippines was like coming home’ was never fulfilled.