The Roots of Japan's Environmental Policies

by Anny Wong

Overview

The study focuses on Japan's policies toward international environmental issues and includes case studies on whaling, deforestation in the tropics, and acid deposition in Asia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815339502
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/14/2001
Series:	East Asia
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Abstract; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Global Environment and Japan; Objectives of this study; The global environment in international affairs: Japan's interests and goals; The case studies: whaling, deforestation in the tropics and acid deposition in Asia; structure of the study; Chapter 2: Theory and Methodology; Complex interdependence, regimes and two-level games; Decision making: the bureaucratic politics model and Japan's foreign policy; Methodology; Chapter 3: The Global Environment in Japanese Politics and The Major Domestic Policy Actors; Evolution of environmental issues in Japanese domestic politics; The Japanese government bureaucracy; Japanese politicians; Japanese business and industry; Non-governmental organizations; Japanese mass media; Summary; Chapter 4: Whaling; Modern whaling: a history and its present-day controversy; The whaling controversy and Japan's whaling policies; The international regime for whaling; History of modern Japanese whaling. U.S. Domestic legislation: its impact on the international regime on whaling and Japan's whaling policy in the 1980s; Japan's policy on whaling; Objectives and rationale; Policy actors in Japan's whaling policy; Chapter conclusion; Chapter 5: Deforestation in the Tropics; Tropical forests; timber source, biodiversity storehouse, carbon sink and a home to many; Tropical deforestation and Japan's policy responses; The international regime for the conservation of forests in the tropics; Japan and forest destruction in Southeast Asia; Japan's policy responses to deforestation in the tropics; Objectives rationale; Policy actors in Japan's policy on deforestation in the tropics; The governmental actors; The non-governmental policy actors; Chapter conclusion; Chaper 6: Acid Deposition in Asia; Acid rain: definition, dangers and characteristics; Acid rain in Asia and Japan's policy responses; Acid rain control in Europe and North America; Acid rain in Asia; Japan's policy on acid rain control in Asia; Chapter Conclusion; Chapter 7: Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography