Dugong Swimming in Uncharted Waters
US Judicial Intervention to Protect Okinawa's "Natural Monument" and Halt Base Construction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132748 |
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| Authors | Yoshikawa Hideki (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466009023389 |
| OpenAlex | W4410182319 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
On September 15, 2007, Higashionna Takuma and Makishi Yoshikazu were en route from Okinawa, Japan to San Francisco for hearings in what had come to be known as the "dugong lawsuit," scheduled to be held two days later in the US district court for the northern district of California. Higashionna, eco-tour guide, and Makishi, award-winning architect, both well-recognized environmental activists in Okinawa, Anxious and excited about the public hearing and eventual outcome of the lawsuit, Higashionna half-jokingly said, "Among the many environmental suits you have been associated with, this may be the most winnable. Because it is taking place in the US." Smiling, Makishi responded, "You may be right. In the Japanese courts I lose, but I may win this case because it is taking place in the US." "Democracy may be more mature in the US than in Japan
Archaeology · Geography · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · International Maritime Law Issues · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Medicine · Nursing
| Highly cited | No |
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