The territory of Japan
Subtitle: its history and legal basis
By: Serita Kentaro ; translated by Alex Meyer
Contributors: Meyer, Alex (Translator), translator; Serita, Kentarō
Edition: First English edition.
Series: Japan library; Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Publisher: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Tokyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9784866580166
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: National Territory; History; Islands; Law and legislation; Economic zones (Law of the sea); Continental shelf; Territorial waters; Staatsgebiet
Work titles: Nihon no ryōdo
Description: "The Northern Territories, Takeshima, and the Senkaku Islands--what exactly is the territorial extent of Japan? To answer this fundamental question, the author, an authority on international law, retraces and analyzes the history of negotiations over these territories, while also setting forth his vision of the future of issues concerning territorial land, air, and sea"--Dust jacket
Notes: Translation of: Nihon no ryōdo.

Originally published in Japanese by Chuokoron-Shinsha, Inc. in 2010, revised from the original 2002 edition, published by the same publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-261).

In English; colophon also in Japanese.
Table of contents: title: Development of Japan's territory --; title: The northern territories (Kunashiri Island, Etorofu Island, Habomai Islands, and Shikotan Island) --; title: The Senkaku Islands -- Takeshima --; title: Territorial sea and exclusive economic zone --; title: Exclusive economic zones between Japan and the Republic of Korea, and Japan and China --; title: A proposal for stability and coexistence in East Asia --; title: Territorial air space and air defense identification zones --; title: Epilogue.