THE

JAPANESE ANNUAL
OFINTERNATIONAL LAW

No. 22197 8THE INTERNATIONAL LAW ASSOCIATION OF JAPANTHE JAPANESE ANNUAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
No. 22 (1978)
CONTENTS

Articles:Japan's Early Practice of International Law in Fixing Its
Territorial Limits ................................ Kanae Taijudo"Naien" in Japanese Private International Law ........... Yoshio Tameike

121Notes:
Waiver of War Claims in Japan- Problems relating to Article 19(a) of the Treaty ofPeace with Japan - .............................. Kazuya Hirobe
38
The International Covenants on Human Rights and theJapanese Legal System ......................... Yoshio Kawashima54Nuclear Disarmament and Arms Control: A Japanese View ..... Motoo Ogiso 75
Non-Proliferation: Risks and Controls ..................... Hiroshi Ola 84
The Husband's Nationality Principle and the Equality ofBoth Sexes inInternational Divorce Cases in Japan .................... Junko Torii 104
Activities:
Activities of the International Law Association of Japan. . . . . . .. Yozo Yokota

125

Judicial Decisions in Japan:
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of]apan, March 31, 1977 ........................... , 126
Conflict of Laws - Divorce - Designation of Person in Parental Authority Civil Code of Japan Applied instead of Civil Code of South Korea because ofPublic Policy
High Court
Osaka High Court, November 19,1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 131
I. Internal Waters of Japan - Although the Inland Sea of Seto is not aninternal sea in accordance with International Custom, it et the Coasts of theWaters belong to one and the same State and the Entrances are Narrower
than Ten Nautical Miles, it is nevertheless Internal Waters in accordancewith Historic PracticeII. The Meaning of "Commits a Crime" in Article 1, Paragraph 2 of theCriminal Code of Japan includes an Act Committed abroad, the Outcomeof which Occurs within Japan.

Tokyo High Court, May 27,1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 147
Jurisdiction in an International Adjudication and the Applicable Law of theCase .when an American brings Suit in Japan against another American forCompensation for Nonpecuniery Damage arising from an Unlawful Act(Violation of Marriage)
District Court
Kyoto District Court, September 16, 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 151International Law - The Ownership of Chinese Property Abroad after theSino-Japanese Normalization.
Tokyo District Court, November 17, 1975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 157
Conflict of Laws - Article 3 of the Divorce Act of the Republic of Italy
Rejected because the Result of its Application is Contrary to the Public Policyof Japan.
Tokyo District Court, December 21,1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 160
Bankruptcy Law .,.- Objection to an Irrevocable Foreign Judgment - Jurisdiction over the Action in Objection
Family Court
Tokyo Family Court, May 31, 1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 165
Conflict of Laws - Proper Law for the Designation of a Person in Parental
Authority Subject to Divorce - Proper Law for Rights to Visit Children Proper Law for the Obligation of Parents to Support Infant Children - A
Divorce Can Be Granted Applying the Divorce Reform Act 1969 (of GreatBritain) as Substantive Law and the Domestic Adjudication Law (of Japan) as
Procedual Law.
Chronology of Japanese Foreign Affairs (1977)

170

Chronological List of Treaties and Other International
Agreements Concluded by Japan in 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

192

Documents:Australia
1. Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia..
Canada2. Cultural Agreement between Japan and Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

195
202

Mongolia
3. Agreement between Japan and the Mongolian Peoille's Republic on
Economic Cooperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 205
South Africa. "4. Agreement on Fisheries between the Government of Japan and the.
Government of the Republic of South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 207
U.S.S.R.
5. Agreement between Japan and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning an International Observer Scheme for Factory Ships engaged in
Pelagic Whaling in the Southern Hemisphere .................... , 210
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7. Exchange of Notes between Japan and the United States of America
concerning Trade in Color Television Receivers ................... , 218
8. Agreement between the Government of the United States of .America andthe Government of Japan concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the UnitedStates of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 223
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International Atomic Energy Agency
9. Agreement between the Government of Japan and the International
Atomic Energy Agency in Implementation of Article III, 1 and 4 of theTreaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 233
List of Members ............................................... ,265