In the Dutch East Indies, the nationalist leader Sukarno in 1942 had created the formula of the "Three A's"-Japan the Light of Asia, Japan the Protector of Asia and Japan the Leader of Asia.
In Niederländisch-Indien prägte Nationalistenführer Sukarno 1942 die Formel von den drei As: Japan, das Licht Asiens; Japan, der Beschützer Asiens; Japan, der Anführer Asiens.