ABSTRACT

This conclusion presents some closing thought on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on ocean diplomacy and politics as it pertains to Japanese maritime and fisheries policy in the Pacific during the post-war period. Although the book devotes a sizeable amount of attention to the specific case of Japanese ocean policy in the context of its comprehensive security strategy, it also highlights the importance of international law in forging the context within which international relations are conducted. The book argues that Japan did adopt an overarching international fisheries policy throughout the post-war period one which aimed at securing a stable supply of fisheries worldwide for the domestic market. To be successful at achieving some measure of security with a stable supply of resources, Japanese officials will once again have to prove themselves capable of adapting to new rules and systems of fishery management.