Since the outbreak of the war of greater East Asia, Japan, actuated solely by her earnest desire for the liberation and stabilization of greater East Asia and for the establishment of a new world order, has been fighting vigorously to defeat the evil designs of America and Britain in co-operation with the various countries and peoples of the region and in close collaboration with her gallant allies in Europe.
The war situation has now entered upon a decisive stage both in the East and in the West. In the Pacific, the counter-offensives of the enemy have increased in intensity, while the Imperial Japanese forces are exerting
their utmost efforts to frustrate them completely. On the Chinese continent, on the other hand, American and Britain are manifesting even more nakedly their sinister design of aggression and domination. By taking the initative [sic], however, the Imperial Japanese forces have captured enemy bases in various areas and are everywhere dealing shattering blows to the hostile forces.
The aim of our military operations in China, now in progress, being simply to frustrate the attempts of America and Britain at aggression and domination, the Chinese people are, it goes without saying, our friends and even the armed forces under the Chungking régime who are opposed to co-operation with America and Britain are not our enemy.
What Japan earnestly desires is to bring to consummation a permanent relationship of good-neighbourliness and friendship between Japan and China on the basis of respect for sovereignty and independence in conformity with the Japanese-Chinese Pact of Alliance and the Joint Declaration of the Greater East Asiatic Nations.
In the face of the present decisive war situation, Japan, by more than ever demonstrating the true character and spirit of the Empire, is determined to continue her utmost efforts to attain the ultimate victory.