This volume sheds light on Japan's territorial situation from a unique perspective by analyzing the historical evolution of the concept of “territory” and the various legal theories on resolving territorial disputes. Each of the chapters in this book presents multiple points of view that provide significant insight into the resolution of Japan’s territorial issues, such as those concerning the Northern Territories, Takeshima, and the Senkaku Islands. This book will be a valuable and useful resource to practitioners, researchers, and even members of the general public with an interest in territorial disputes.

Contributors are: Masaharu Yanagihara, Tadashi Mori, Tetsuya Yamada, Yuichi Sasaki, Atsuko Kanehara, Tomofumi Kitamura, Hironobu Sakai, Tomoko Fukamachi, and Dai Tamada.

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Table of contents

Foreword

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors

Part 1
Defining the Territory of Modern Japan
1 Incorporation of Remote Islands into the Territory of Japan Focusing on Iō-tō and Minami-Tori-shima
   Masaharu Yanagihara

2 Ryūkyū Attribution Issue and Ernest Satow Assessment of the Newspapers Debate between Japan and Qing and Its Background
   Tadashi Mori

Part 2
Territorial Extensions in Modern Japan
3 Acquisition of “Colonies” and Legal System of Japan
   Tetsuya Yamada

4 The Concept of Leaseholds from the Perspective of Modern Japan
   Yuichi Sasaki

Part 3
Intent and Time in Territorial Disputes
5 The Arguments Based on “Law” in Territorial Disputes
   Atsuko Kanehara

6 Significance of Silence in Territorial Disputes Toward Legal Construction on “75 Years of Silence” regarding the Senkaku Islands (Pinnacle Islands)
   Tomofumi Kitamura

7 Temporal Elements and Their Regulation in Determining Territorial Disputes Practical Application to Territorial Disputes of Japan
   Hironobu Sakai

Part 4
Territorial Disputes in International Courts and Tribunals
8 Application and Evaluation of “Pre-modern/Non-European Territorial Control” in International Courts and Tribunals
   Tomoko Fukamachi

9 Recognition of the Existence of Territorial Sovereignty Disputes in International Courts and Tribunals The Use of the Coastal State Litigations before the Annex vii Arbitration of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
   Dai Tamada

  Conclusion
   Atsuko Kanehara

Index of Cases