Japan’s Territory under International Law

Masaharu Yanagihara, Ph.D. (1981), University of Tokyo, is Professor at the Open University of Japan. His main article in English is “Significance of the History of the Law of Nations in Europe and East Asia,” Recueil des cours 371 (2015).Atsuko Kanehara, LL.B., University of Tokyo, is Research Director for the Canon Institute for Global Studies. Her main article in English is “Refining Japan’s Integrative Position on the Territorial Sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands,” International Law Studies 97 (2021).

• ForewordList of FiguresNotes on ContributorsPart 1Defining the Territory of Modern Japan1 Incorporation of Remote Islands into the Territory of Japan Focusing on Iō-tō and Minami-Tori-shimaMasaharu Yanagihara2 Ryūkyū Attribution Issue and Ernest Satow Assessment of the Newspapers Debate between Japan and Qing and Its BackgroundTadashi MoriPart 2Territorial Extensions in Modern Japan3 Acquisition of “Colonies” and Legal System of JapanTetsuya Yamada4 The Concept of Leaseholds from the Perspective of Modern JapanYuichi SasakiPart 3Intent and Time in Territorial Disputes5 The Arguments Based on “Law” in Territorial DisputesAtsuko Kanehara6 Significance of Silence in Territorial Disputes Toward Legal Construction on “75 Years of Silence” regarding the Senkaku Islands (Pinnacle Islands)Tomofumi Kitamura7 Temporal Elements and Their Regulation in Determining Territorial Disputes Practical Application to Territorial Disputes of JapanHironobu SakaiPart 4Territorial Disputes in International Courts and Tribunals8 Application and Evaluation of “Pre-modern/Non-European Territorial Control” in International Courts and TribunalsTomoko Fukamachi9 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 SeaDai TamadaConclusionAtsuko KaneharaIndex of Cases