Book Review: <i>Japan’s Ocean Borderlands: Nature and Sovereignty</i> by Paul Kreitman

In 1984, Studio Ghibli, under the visionary direction of Hayao Miyazaki, unveiled Nausica of the Valley of the Wind.This animation wasn't just a film; it was a clarion call to environmental consciousness.It narrated the gripping tale of Nausica, a warrior and pacifist, who embarks on a daring quest to halt the collision of two warring factions, striving to save a planet on the brink of ecological collapse.Set against the haunting backdrop of The Sea of Decay-a forest that symbolises the earth's absorption and regurgitation of pollution-this post-apocalyptic fantasy weaves an urgent environmental message into its core.Addressing the issue of environmental change is no easy task, even Miyazaki 40 years after Nausica is still trying to figure out the best way to communicate such messages.