Resolving the Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute

Hokkaido-Sakhalin Relations

Brad Williams (National University of Singapore, Singapore)

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English

Routledge
15 October 2011

Interdisciplinary studies; Asian history; International relations

Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

The unresolved territorial dispute between Japan and Russia over the South Kuril Islands/Northern Territories remains the largest obstacle to concluding a peace treaty and fully normalising bilateral relations between the two nations. This book traces the evolution of transnational relations between subnational public authorities in Hokkaido and Sakhalin, examining the interrelationship between these ties and the Russo-Japanese territorial dispute.

The book investigates why the development of Hokkaido-Sakhalin relations has failed to create, at the subnational level, an environment conducive to resolving (kankyo seibi) the South Kuril Islands/Northern Territories dispute. Brad Williams suggests that kankyo seibi has not worked primarily because Russia's troubled transition to a liberal democratic market economy has manifested itself in ways that have ultimately increased the South Kuril Islands' intrinsic and instrumental value for the Sakhalin public and regional elite. This in turn has limited the impact from the twin transnational processes of cultural and economic exchange in alleviating opposition to the transferral of these disputed islands to Japan. Drawing upon a wealth of primary and secondary sources from both countries, this book utilises levels of analysis and an analytical framework that incorporates national and subnational, as well as governmental and non-governmental forces to discuss a relatively unexplored aspect of Russo-Japanese relations. As such, Resolving the Russo-Japanese Territorial Dispute will appeal to students and scholars of Asian politics, international relations and post-communist states.

By: Brad Williams (National University of Singapore Singapore)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9780415691451
ISBN 10: 0415691451
Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 October 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Tokyo, Moscow and the Disputed Islands 2. Determinants of Russian and Japanese Subnational Diplomacy and the Rise of the 'Sakhalin Factor' 3. Hokkaido-Sakhalin Transnational Relations 4. The Sakhalin Political Élite and the South Kuril Islands 5. Sakhalin Public Opinion and the South Kuril Islands 6. Sakhalin’s Commercial Environment and Local Trade. Conclusion. Postscript: Putin and the 'Sakhalin Factor'

Brad Williams is a visiting fellow in the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. He is the co-editor of Japan, Australia and Asia-Pacific Security (Routledge, 2006).