“A solution without a solution.” In 1965, a secret pact concluded between the leaders of Japan and South Korea quietly shelved the territorial dispute over the island of Takeshima (Dokdo), setting the course for normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Several well-known figures were active in the complex and convoluted political maneuvering and backroom negotiations that helped bring the pact to fruition. For the first time ever, this book-including personal accounts from those who were directly involved-reveals the painstaking work behind the scenes to mend the fraught relationship between Japan and South Korea by conceiving the most subtle of solutions. And yet the pact and all that it achieved would mysteriously be erased from history. How and why did this happen? Winner of the Asia Pacific Award, Japan, Korea, and the Takeshima Secret Pact is a fascinating look into the intricate process of mending diplomatic relations and the small island that was the center of it all.

「解決せざるをもって、解決したとみなす」。1965年、竹島（独島）問題を棚上げする密約が河野一郎国務大臣と丁一権総理の間で交わされた。交渉に関わった岸信介・池田勇人・佐藤栄作、李承晩・朴正煕の日韓両国の歴代政権、その裏で動いた大野伴睦、河野一郎、矢次一夫、児玉誉士夫、金鍾泌らフィクサーたちの動向を捉え、密約に至った全プロセスをたどる。そして金泳三政権以降、密約が反故にされた理由とは？アジア・太平洋賞大賞の力作ドキュメント！
Key Personnel / Changes in Fishery Zones and Territorial Waters in Relation to Takeshima / Outline of Formal Talks in the Negotiations for the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations // Prologue: How Was the “Solution without a Solution” Reached? // Chapter 1: The Years at Sea / 1. The Root of the Territorial Dispute / 2. Establishment of the Syngman Rhee Line, Severance of Japan-ROK Diplomatic Relations / 3. Kishi Nobusuke’s Bold Conciliation Policy / 4. The Two Leaders Step Down // Chapter 2: The Japan Diplomacy of Uncle and Nephew / 1. The Emergence of a Pro-Japanese Administration / 2. The Japan-ROK Talks Get Underway / 3. Ōno Banboku and the Japan-ROK Lobby Line / 4. The Battle over Claims Funds / 5. The Syngman Rhee Line Disappears // Chapter 3: The New Japan-ROK Lobby / 1. Disappearance of the Ōno Banboku-Kim Jong-pil Line / 2. Emergence of the “Charge Cabinet” / 3. Operators on the Kōno IchirōーJeong Il-kwon Line // Chapter 4: The Takeshima Secret Pact / 1. Kōno Ichirō Takes Charge / 2. Settling the Fisheries Issue / 3. Formation of the Takeshima Secret Pact / 4. Giving Shape to the Secret Pact / 5. The Politics of the Secret Pact // Chapter 5: Two Losses / 1. Loss of the Document / 2. Loss of the Spirit That Produced the Pact // Epilogue: How Can We Take Up the Wisdom of Our Predecessors? // Afterword / Afterword to the Pocket Edition / Developments Related to the Takeshima Issue / Key Works and References / Index / About the Author