Kimie Hara explores the problems underlying foreign policy decision-making between Japan and Russia since 1945, including the infamous 'Northern Territories dispute'.

Series editor's preface

vii

(2)

List of figures and maps

ix

(1)

Acknowledgements

x

(2)

List of Abbreviations

xii

Introduction

1

(12)

PART I Genesis of the `Northern Territories' problem and post-war Japanese-Soviet relations

13

(100)

1 The key issue: the background to the `Northern Territories' problem

13

(21)

Geography, economics and strategic importance

13

(1)

Historical title and boundary demarcations between the two nations

14

(1)

Third-party involvement -- the Kuriles as a bargaining chip

15

(9)

Early claims for return of the `Northern Territories'

24

(10)

2 Hatoyama's visit to Moscow, 1956

34

(79)

The `global international relations' perspective

35

(21)

The `nation-state' perspective: Japan

56

(25)

The `nation-state' perspective: the Soviet Union

81

(17)

The `bilateral-interaction' perspective

98

(8)

Lost opportunities

106

(7)

PART II Efforts for a peace treaty: summit meetings after diplomatic restoration

113

(99)

3 Tanaka's visit to Moscow, 1973

113

(38)

The `global international relations' perspective

114

(8)

The `nation-state' perspective: Japan

122

(12)

The `nation-state' perspective: the Soviet Union

134

(10)

The `bilateral-interaction' perspective

144

(5)

Lost opportunities

149

(2)

4 Gorbachev's visit to Tokyo, 1991

151

(41)

The `global international relations' perspective

152

(9)

The `nation-state' perspective: Japan

161

(12)

The `nation-state' perspective: the Soviet Union

173

(10)

The `bilateral-interaction' perspective

183

(6)

Missed, continuing and newly emerged opportunities

189

(3)

5 Yeltsin's visit to Tokyo, 1993

192

(20)

The `global international relations' perspective

193

(5)

The `nation-state' perspective: Japan

198

(5)

The `nation-state' perspective: Russia

203

(5)

The `bilateral-interaction' perspective

208

(4)

Conclusion

212

(23)

Appendix 1

235

(1)

Appendix 2

236

(2)

Notes

238

(26)

Bibliography

264

(11)

Index

275

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