Author: John R. Schmidhauser
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000612538
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
The controversy over whaling has complicated U.S.-Japan relations and has, on occasion, created tensions and recriminations. A group of eminent U.S. and Japanese scholars examined the problems at issue in a major conference in Tokyo in 1977. This book, the result of that conference, explores the history of the whaling controversy, whaling as a resource, the status of whaling in international law, and the policy alternatives confronting Japan, the U.S., and relevant international organizations.
The Whaling Issue In U.s.-japan Relations
Author: John R. Schmidhauser
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000612538
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
The controversy over whaling has complicated U.S.-Japan relations and has, on occasion, created tensions and recriminations. A group of eminent U.S. and Japanese scholars examined the problems at issue in a major conference in Tokyo in 1977. This book, the result of that conference, explores the history of the whaling controversy, whaling as a resource, the status of whaling in international law, and the policy alternatives confronting Japan, the U.S., and relevant international organizations.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000612538
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
The controversy over whaling has complicated U.S.-Japan relations and has, on occasion, created tensions and recriminations. A group of eminent U.S. and Japanese scholars examined the problems at issue in a major conference in Tokyo in 1977. This book, the result of that conference, explores the history of the whaling controversy, whaling as a resource, the status of whaling in international law, and the policy alternatives confronting Japan, the U.S., and relevant international organizations.
Whaling in Japan
Author: Jun Morikawa
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199326976
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For years, pro-whaling forces and ardent anti whaling organizations in Japan and abroad have wrestled with a contentious and highly emotive issue, while proponents of whaling have sought to control the parameters of the debate by limiting it to a discussion of catchphrases such as 'sustainable use, ' 'Japan's whaling traditions' and 'whale-eating culture'. "Whaling in Japan" seeks to broaden the terms of reference by providing a wider, objective analytic framework for examining this issue and the political actors and forces in Tokyo - the government, the bureaucracy and the Institute of Cetacean research - that create, control and implement Japan's policy and continue to shape the debate. Through the encouragement of political myths, the manipulation of public opinion and ironically, even by using the actions of the anti-whaling movement to its own advantage, pro-whaling forces have created a domestic consensus that allows Tokyo's whaling policies to continue to expand relatively unchallenged even as stockpiles of unsold whale meat build up in Japanese warehouses. "Whaling in Japan" focuses on the gap between the political myths and the reality of Japan's whaling policy and sheds light on seldom discussed aspects of the political and decision-making structures that support it. Morikawa also examines how Japan has used diplomacy and aid gradually to expand international support for its whaling policies at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and considers the longer term future of whaling as environmental awareness grows apace.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199326976
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For years, pro-whaling forces and ardent anti whaling organizations in Japan and abroad have wrestled with a contentious and highly emotive issue, while proponents of whaling have sought to control the parameters of the debate by limiting it to a discussion of catchphrases such as 'sustainable use, ' 'Japan's whaling traditions' and 'whale-eating culture'. "Whaling in Japan" seeks to broaden the terms of reference by providing a wider, objective analytic framework for examining this issue and the political actors and forces in Tokyo - the government, the bureaucracy and the Institute of Cetacean research - that create, control and implement Japan's policy and continue to shape the debate. Through the encouragement of political myths, the manipulation of public opinion and ironically, even by using the actions of the anti-whaling movement to its own advantage, pro-whaling forces have created a domestic consensus that allows Tokyo's whaling policies to continue to expand relatively unchallenged even as stockpiles of unsold whale meat build up in Japanese warehouses. "Whaling in Japan" focuses on the gap between the political myths and the reality of Japan's whaling policy and sheds light on seldom discussed aspects of the political and decision-making structures that support it. Morikawa also examines how Japan has used diplomacy and aid gradually to expand international support for its whaling policies at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and considers the longer term future of whaling as environmental awareness grows apace.
Japan's Whaling
Author: Hiroyuki Watanabe
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN: 9781876843694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Is Japanese whaling based on national culture and tradition? Sociologist Hiroyuki Watanabe challenges this question by examining the history of whaling in modern Japan and looking at the wide range of arguments within the country over the decades. The book provides a detailed account of anti-whaling disturbances organized by fishermen in the early 20th century, presents successful attempts to designate whales as protected species in pre-war years, and shows regional differences in whale-meat eating practices. Through a sober and critical analysis of the 'cultural' defense of Japan's whaling industry, the book reveals that whaling has often been linked with Japanese expansionist policies overseas. Watanabe also explores the relations between human beings and whales and offers practical proposals.
Publisher: ISBS
ISBN: 9781876843694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Is Japanese whaling based on national culture and tradition? Sociologist Hiroyuki Watanabe challenges this question by examining the history of whaling in modern Japan and looking at the wide range of arguments within the country over the decades. The book provides a detailed account of anti-whaling disturbances organized by fishermen in the early 20th century, presents successful attempts to designate whales as protected species in pre-war years, and shows regional differences in whale-meat eating practices. Through a sober and critical analysis of the 'cultural' defense of Japan's whaling industry, the book reveals that whaling has often been linked with Japanese expansionist policies overseas. Watanabe also explores the relations between human beings and whales and offers practical proposals.
Whaling Diplomacy
Author: Alexander Gillespie
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1845425618
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
"Whaling Diplomacy is the only book that addresses all of the substantive issues relating to the conservation of whales through the International Whaling Commission (IWC). It covers the law, policy, science and philosophy at the heart of each element of the debate, discussing how it has developed, the current problems that beset it and what is necessary for the future. Together, all of the issues involved in whaling form a single crucible through which the future of conservation in international environmental law is being debated." "Students of law, politics, environmental economics and philosophy will find this book of great value for its cutting-edge relevance over the three disciplines. Policymakers will also find it of interest for the insight into one of the most controversial conservation debates of our time."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1845425618
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
"Whaling Diplomacy is the only book that addresses all of the substantive issues relating to the conservation of whales through the International Whaling Commission (IWC). It covers the law, policy, science and philosophy at the heart of each element of the debate, discussing how it has developed, the current problems that beset it and what is necessary for the future. Together, all of the issues involved in whaling form a single crucible through which the future of conservation in international environmental law is being debated." "Students of law, politics, environmental economics and philosophy will find this book of great value for its cutting-edge relevance over the three disciplines. Policymakers will also find it of interest for the insight into one of the most controversial conservation debates of our time."--BOOK JACKET.
U.S.-Japan Relations
Author: Paul Wolfowitz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 3
Book Description
Unveiling the Whale
Author: Arne Kalland
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845455811
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book, the first of its kind, is therefore not about whales and whaling per se but about how people communicate about whales and whaling. It contributes to a better understanding and discussion of controversial environmental issues: Why and how are issues selected? How is knowledge on these issues produced and distributed by organizations and activists? And why do affluent countries like Japan and Norway still support whaling, which is of insignificant economic importance? Basing his analysis on fieldwork in Japan and Norway and at the International Whaling Commission, the author argues how an image of a "superwhale" has been constructed and how this image has replaced meat and oil as the important whale commodity. He concludes that the whaling issue provides an arena where NGOs and authorities on each side can unite, swapping political legitimacy and building personal relations that can be useful on issues where relations are less harmonious.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781845455811
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book, the first of its kind, is therefore not about whales and whaling per se but about how people communicate about whales and whaling. It contributes to a better understanding and discussion of controversial environmental issues: Why and how are issues selected? How is knowledge on these issues produced and distributed by organizations and activists? And why do affluent countries like Japan and Norway still support whaling, which is of insignificant economic importance? Basing his analysis on fieldwork in Japan and Norway and at the International Whaling Commission, the author argues how an image of a "superwhale" has been constructed and how this image has replaced meat and oil as the important whale commodity. He concludes that the whaling issue provides an arena where NGOs and authorities on each side can unite, swapping political legitimacy and building personal relations that can be useful on issues where relations are less harmonious.
Japan-U.S. Relations
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Review of the 32d International Whaling Commission Meeting
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Japan Examined
Author: Harry Wray
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824808396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
A collection of 46 essays that trace the course of democracy in Japan from 1868 to 1952.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824808396
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
A collection of 46 essays that trace the course of democracy in Japan from 1868 to 1952.
International Law of the Sea and Marine Affairs
Author: Nikos Papadakis
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789024728152
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
International Law of the Sea and Marine Affairs
Publisher: Brill Archive
ISBN: 9789024728152
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
International Law of the Sea and Marine Affairs