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Unit 06 Kick-off Paper： Japan’s Fishing Industry and Regional Revitalization
- Masayuki Komatsu,
- 06_fishery policy,
- 08 March 2017
Masayuki Komatsu
Senior Fellow
The Tokyo Foundation
Introduction
In the 70 years since the end of the Second World War, the Japanese fisheries have been allowed to operate in “Olympic-style” fishing1), in which victory goes to the operator who ca...
Unit06-A: Introduction of an Individual Quota (IQ) System in Japan’s Fishing Industry: An Economic Analysis
- Kojun Hamada,
- 06_fishery policy,
- 08 March 2017
Kojun Hamada
Associate Professor
Faculty of Economics, Niigata University
Introduction
The decline of Japan’s fishing industry has long been a focus of attention. According to Fisheries Agency data, Japan’s catch has been steadily declining sin...
Unit 06-B: Challenges for the Revitalization of Japan’s Fishing Industry: A Legal Perspective ―The cases of Rishiri and Rebun Islands
- Mari Koyano,
- 06_fishery policy,
- 08 March 2017
Mari Koyano
Professor
Graduate School of Law, the Advanced Institute for Law and Politics Globalisation, Hokkaido University
Introduction
Hokkaido is the cornerstone of Japan’s fishing industry. In 2014, production in Hokkaido’s marine fishing an...
