Kaizoku to yobareta otoko
By: Hyakuta Naoki
Publisher: Kōdansha
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Tōkyō
Language: jpn
ISBN-13: 9784062175647; 9784062175654
Subjects: Idemitsu Kōsan Kabushiki Kaisha; Fiction; Petroleum industry and trade; Foreign relations; History
Description: Historical novel based on the "Nissho Maru incident." In March 1953, the Japanese oil company Idemitsu secretly sent the second-generation Nissho Maru to Iran, which was involved in a dispute with Great Britain after nationalizing its oil industry. Loaded with about 22,000 kiloliters of gasoline and diesel oil, the Nissho Maru returned to the Port of Kawasaki in May, greeted by welcoming crowds. In response, the British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (the predecessor of BP) sued Idemitsu in Tokyo District Court, claiming ownership of the Nissho Maru's cargo. This "Nissho Maru Incident" would be fought out in the courts. The judicial process was reported on in detail in the newspapers day after day, and in the end Idemitsu was victorious, as the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company dropped its case.
Notes: Maps on end papers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [365], v. 2).