Three Chinas" and "one Russia

Akira Ishii

Japanese Economy, 1983, vol. 12, issue 1, 3-25

Abstract: The word for sardine — Iwashi in Japanese, ivasi in Russian — is one of the few nouns shared by the two languages. Actually, the Russians have always had a preference for sel'd (herring), especially the kind caught on the Norwegian coast, which they eat with their drinks. However, in recent years, because of the establishment of the 200-mile fishing territory restriction, sufficient quantities of herring can no longer be secured, and sardines caught in the Pacific off the Japanese coast are gaining popularity. Every year Japan and the USSR enter into a provisional fishing agreement to define the operating terms and the allotted quantity of catch for the fishing boats of each country within the other's 200-mile limit. By the terms of this agreement, since 1978 the Soviets have been allowed to catch 650 thousand tons of fish, most of which they take in sardines and mackerel. Their catch of sardines and mackerel combined has increased from 318 thousand tons in 1978, to 450 thousand tons in 1979, to 500 thousand tons in 1980 and 1981.

Date: 1983
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