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(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
Byline: Shiraishi Takashi
The recent tsunami disaster reminds us that many of the affected countries not only occupy the same geographical space in the Indian Ocean, but were historically part of the world built on and connected through maritime trade. This world encompassed the western part of Southeast Asia, including what is now southern Thailand, Malaysia, the western part of Indonesia and Myanmar. In fact, Southeast Asia was called "the land below the winds," and it was an important area connecting the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.
The maritime zones were primarily created by ...