| Description |
1 online resource (235 pages) |
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Notes on conventions; 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. |
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6 Comprehensive security as national policy and Japan's new fisheries strategy7 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. |
| Summary |
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 tripled in the last century. Fish are a distinctive feature of the Japanese diet, constituting nearly half of all animal protein consumed - the highest rate in the world. The industry itself has provided an impetus for coastal community growth and national economic development over the past century, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Fishery management, International -- Japan.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. |
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Fishery management, International. |
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Japan. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Smith, Roger D. Japan''s International Fisheries Policy : Law, Diplomacy and Politics Governing Resource Security. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781138775237 |
| ISBN |
9781317682882 (electronic bk.) |
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1317682882 (electronic bk.) |
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