Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental Policy

Taylor & Francis

The Ethics of Japan's Global Environmental PolicyThe conflict between principles and practice\nAuthor(s): Midori Kagawa-Fox\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138017115, 978-1138017115\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the Japanese government policies that impact on the environment in order to determine whether they incorporate a sufficient ethical substance. Through the three case studies on whaling, nuclear energy, and forestry, the author explores how Western philosophers combined their theories to develop a Western environmental ethics code and reveals the existence of a unique Japanese environmental ethics code built on Japans cultural traditions, religious practices, and empirical experiences.\n\nKagawa-Foxs discussions show that in spite of the positive contributions that Japan has made towards the global environment, the government has failed to show a corresponding moral obligation to the world ecology in its.