Climate Change Litigation in Japan - (Nihu Studies in the Humanities) by Masako Ichihara (Hardcover)

About the Book

A detailed description of Japanese climate litigation, previously little known internationally, in the context of global trends and Japanese trajectory of past pollution cases. It further envisions its future prospect through comparison with U. S. tobacco litigation.

Book Synopsis

This book provides the details of Japanese climate litigation, positioning them both within the global trends of climate litigation and on the trajectory of Japanese past pollution lawsuits. It identifies the barriers that hinders the number of climate cases in Japan, a country known with a significant low litigation use. It then discusses the future prospects for climate change litigation in Japan by comparing with tobacco litigation in the United States. This original work makes a significant contribution to the international academic community, by describing Japan's climate cases, previously little known internationally.

About the Author

Masako Ichihara, Ph.D. (2021), Kyoto Univeristy, is Program-specific assistant professor at the Unit of the Environment and Law, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy, Kyoto University. She contributes at several global network of climate litigation.