[Jim Noble]

Just so long as they promise to not form another Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Suppose Japan wanted a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere? (I'm sure they don't). But just suppose.

Why should we care?

[jmacusa]

“Why should we care?’’

Well, because the first incarnation of that rather mouthful of company name caused a lot of... turbulence in the ‘’market’’ at the time.