Japan's international fisheries policy : law, diplomacy and politics governing resource security /

Few nations rely upon the ocean as much as Japan for livelihood, culture and transport. The seas have long played a vital role for the Japanese, helping to support the economic and social life of a nation that possesses few resources and little arable land, and sustain a population that has nearly t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Roger, 1970-
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
Series:Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: international law, Japanese domestic politics and ocean diplomacy; 1 Mare liberum and the pre-war origins of food security in Japan; 2 Ocean regimes and food system planning under SCAP occupation; 3 Negotiating a regional fisheries system in the North Pacific; 4 The worldwide enclosure movement and restrictive regime claims on fisheries; 5 The precautionary principle, EEZs and fisheries enforcement in the Pacific
  • 6 Comprehensive security as national policy and Japan's new fisheries strategy; 7 Comprehensive security in action: international diplomacy and negotiations; 8 Epistemic norm formation and Japanese whaling policy; 9 Food security and self-sufficiency today; Conclusion; Appendix 1: The international fisheries of Japan: profiles of industry and policy makers; Index