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Website Overview
This website is operated by the OPRI Center for Island Studies, SPF (OPRI Center for Island Studies below). The aim of the site is to present scholarly research on island issues by specialists in the field, as well as reports on relevant debate in the global community and on developments in island-related areas, to help promote deeper understanding.
Site Content
On this site we provide content in the following categories.
Research: English translations of papers originally published in Japanese in Tosho Kenkyu Journal.
Readings: Reports on international conferences and other nonresearch articles originally published in Japanese in Tosho Kenkyu Journal.
Info Library: Data sheets and other resources on Japan’s islands and island issues.
Briefs: Short updates on noteworthy developments in the field of island studies.
About Us: Information on the OPRI Center for Island Studies, which operates this site.
Translation Policy
We make every effort to produce English translations that are faithful to the information and form of the Japanese source texts while remaining readable and informative to the readers.
Japanese terms are written using the Hepburn romanization scheme, with macrons indicating long vowels. Japanese, Korean, and Chinese names are written in the traditional order, with surname first.
In principle, we spell the names of Japanese islands and other geographical features based on the names used by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Some exceptions are made for features with alternative names that have gained wide currency in the English-language world. Please refer to the list of Japanese Islands’ names on this website.
Copyright
All content on this website is copyrighted by the OPRI Center for Island Studies, unless otherwise stated. The display, duplication, printing, and other personal use of the site’s content are permitted within the bounds of law. However, unauthorized use (including duplication, alteration, distribution, etc.) beyond the extent of personal use is prohibited, except in cases where the content is to be reprinted or distributed for research, education, media reporting, and similar purposes. In such cases, you are required to properly cite the content to identify its source as this website and publisher as the OPRI Center for Island Studies. Please refer to the “Recommended citation” section at the bottom of each article.
Disclaimers
While we strive to keep this website accurately updated, no warranty is given that the website is free from errors. In such an eventuality, the OPRI Center for Island Studies assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from the use of this website.
The content of this website is subject to change or removal without prior notice. The OPRI Center for Island Studies assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from changes to or removal of the content.
While we strive to operate this website in a reliable manner, OPRI assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from network interruption, operation shutdown, or other form of inaccessibility.
Linking Policy
You are free in principle to link to any portion of this website. However, please note the following disclaimers.
The OPRI Center for Island Studies assumes no responsibility whatsoever for any damages resulting from establishing links to this website. In addition, the website addresses, content, etc. are subject to change or removal without prior notice.
Even when a link to this website has been established, the OPRI Center for Island Studies gives no warranty as to the content of the website providing the link. The link should not be viewed as our endorsement of the use or the content of the linking site. Nor should it be assumed that the administrator of the linking website has any affiliation or relationship with the OPRI Center for Island Studies.
Do not establish a link to this website by:
- using any logo or graphics, in whole or in part, that belong to this website
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We reserve the right to refuse the establishment of a link from the following websites:
- a website that features defamation of a third party, the OPRI Center for Island Studies, or authors of the Review of Island Studies
- a website that is offensive to public order and morals or that impairs trust in or harms the dignity of the OPRI Center for Island Studies
- a website that misrepresents itself as having an affiliation or close ties with the OPRI Center for Island Studies or as enjoying acknowledgment or support from the OPRI Center for Island Studies
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