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When, why, how, and by whom was "time" combined with "law" in Japan? This paper scrutinizes the issue based on Yoshiro Okada's research, especially his most important works: Nihon no Koyomi and his thesis "Meiji no Kaireki: 'Toki' no chuo shuken-ka." It is thus possible to understand how the political authorities used the unification of the calendar system to demonstrate their power and to govern the lives of the nation. Thereafter, "time" was used as a fundamental and important standard for judgment in the science of law, legalism, and the rule of law. In this process, "calendar (time) and law" became social capital as a public good in society.

This paper aims to explore the legal issues on the use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS). This study is based on the recent research trend in Japan regarding studying the relationships between the international humanitarian law and the international law of human rights. The paper seeks to apply the integration theory to the relationship of both laws. As a result, this idea can pave the way for suppressing the usage of LAWS in future armed conflicts. Since the use of LAWS may lead to immense injury to fundamental human rights, it is necessary to adopt the integration theory to prevent futile, unnecessary and inhumane damage. In addition, when considering the components of a nanomachine, the most important component is the autonomous non-metallic system of the machine. Although there are some international conventions that are applicable to this system, some interpretive problems still exist. This situation shows that international law does not have to be divided into international human rights law and international humanitarian law. At the same time, strictly speaking, there is no international law that governs the nonmetallic system of a nanomachine at the present.

Taiwan is one of the most important entities for Japan in the international relations and history. Beijing government has emphasized "One-China Policy" and doesn't recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state until the present. The issue, whether Taiwan is a de jure state, is a legal issue for only Japan based on the international legal systems of recognition and treaty. In those systems, it is evident for Japan that two peace treaties exist until the present with the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. The existence of two treaties means that two sovereign states who did battle against Japan in World War II exist. Consequently, based on the legal system of recognition of government, Japan did not recognize "the change of recognition of government" in the Republic of China, but gave recognition of state to the People's Republic of China. As a result, the People's Republic of China became independent from the Republic of China who succeeded the Qing Dynasty, therefore Taiwan is a sovereign state from standpoint of Japan according to the study of international law.