Scoring Question, is E9 white territory?

[yebellz]

The official Japanese rules has an interesting quirk that it is possible for both players to lose,

Odd Cases in the Japanese Rules

Both Players Lose The Japanese rules state: Article 13. Both players lose 1. After the game stops according to Article 9, if the players find an effective move, which would affect the result of the game, and therefore cannot agree to end the game, both players lose. Note that article 9 (about resuming the game) also applies: Article 9. End of the game … 3. If a player requests resumption of a stopped game, his opponent must oblige and has the right to play first. In the official comment…

However, I don’t believe it applies in the situation of the game discussed in this thread.