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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787168503321

Autore

Smith Roger <1970-, >

Titolo

Japan's international fisheries policy / / Roger D. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-317-68287-4

1-315-77392-9

1-317-68288-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Collana

Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies Series

Disciplina

338.3/7270952

Soggetti

Fishery management, International - Japan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,