TY - BOOK ID - 67132017 TI - Japan, Russia and their territorial dispute : The northern delusion PY - 2017 VL - 62 SN - 9781138194144 9781315638980 9781317272656 9781317272663 9781138099289 113819414X 1138099287 1315638983 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Japan KW - Russia (Federation) KW - Kuril Islands (Russia) KW - Foreign relations KW - International status KW - Chishima-retto (Russia) KW - Kuril Islands (R.S.F.S.R.) KW - Kurile Islands (Russia) KW - Kurilʹskie ostrova (Russia) KW - al-Yābān KW - Giappone KW - Government of Japan KW - Iapōnia KW - I︠A︡ponii︠a︡ KW - Japam KW - Japani KW - Japão KW - Japon KW - Japonia KW - Japonsko KW - Japonya KW - Jih-pen KW - Mư̄ang Yīpun KW - Nihon KW - Nihon-koku KW - Nihonkoku KW - Nippon KW - Nippon-koku KW - Nipponkoku KW - Prathēt Yīpun KW - Riben KW - State of Japan KW - Yābān KW - Yapan KW - Yīpun KW - Zhāpān KW - Япония KW - اليابان KW - يابان KW - 日本 KW - 日本国 KW - Russian Federation KW - Rossiyskaya Federatsiya KW - Rossiya (Federation) KW - Rossii︠a︡ (Federation) KW - Российская Федерация KW - Rossiĭskai︠a︡ Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ KW - Rosiĭsʹka Federat︠s︡ii︠a︡ KW - Російська Федерація KW - Federazione della Russia KW - Russische Föderation KW - RF KW - Federation of Russia KW - Urysye Federat︠s︡ie KW - Pravitelʹstvo Rossii KW - Правительство России KW - Pravitelʹstvo Rossiĭskoĭ Federat︠s︡ii KW - Правительство Российской Федерации KW - Правительство РФ KW - Pravitelʹstvo RF KW - Rosja (Federation) KW - Eluosi (Federation) KW - O-lo-ssu (Federation) KW - 俄罗斯 (Federation) KW - Roshia Renpō KW - Federazione russa KW - OKhU KW - Orosyn Kholboony Uls KW - Russian S.F.S.R. KW - International status. KW - J4812.19 KW - J4810.90 KW - J4813.61 KW - Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- Asia -- others in East Asia (Siberia, Northern territories) KW - Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- postwar Shōwa (1945- ), Heisei period (1989- ), contemporary KW - Japan: International politics and law -- international relations, policy and security -- Europe -- Russia, Soviet Union (USSR, CCCP) KW - Japan - Foreign relations - Russia (Federation) KW - Russia (Federation) - Foreign relations - Japan KW - Kuril Islands (Russia) - International status KW - Jepun KW - Yapon KW - Yapon Ulus KW - I︠A︡pon KW - Япон KW - I︠A︡pon Uls KW - Япон Улс KW - RF (Russian Federation) KW - Россия (Federation) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:67132017 AB - "The territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over four islands off the northeast coast of Hokkaidō has been an enduring obstacle to closer relations between the two powers and therefore an important determinant of geopolitics in North-East Asia. Having emerged at the end of World War II, this conflict has now existed for more than seven decades. And yet, despite the passage of so much time, within Japan there remains a resilience of belief that the islands will eventually be returned. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Japan's prospects of ever recovering these "Northern Territories". Offering an in-depth account of why the Japanese side believe they still have a chance of securing the return of the four islands, it also provides an objective and methodical evaluation of the prospects of these expectations being realised. The key finding is that Japanese policymakers and scholars have consistently overestimated the extent of Japan's leverage with regard to Russia, and that there is, in fact, already no possibility whatsoever of sovereignty over the four islands being restored to Japan. This has major implications for Japanese decision makers who must balance their principled commitment not to compromise on territorial issues with more pragmatic considerations of energy security and how to contain the rise of Chinese regional power Presenting a unique analysis and a strikingly different perspective on this territorial dispute, the findings of this book are of considerable importance for international relations within the Asia-Pacific region." ER -