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Maritime Affairs

The Issue of the Name of the Sea of Japan

July 2013

• Third Japan-Singapore Maritime Security Dialogue (July 23, 2013)
• Second Japan-Philippines Dialogue on Maritime and Oceanic Affairs（February 21, 2013）
• Election of Dr. Tetsuro Urabe, Professor, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo, and Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Election of Members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) (June 2012)
• Japan's Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf from developing States in the meetings of the Commission (June 2012)
• The first round meeting of Japan-China High Level Consultation on Maritime Affairs (outline) (May 2012)
• Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on Delivery of the Judgment by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea on the dispute concerning delimitation of the maritime boundary between Bangladesh and Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal (March 2012)
• Visit to Japan by Mr. Nii Odunton, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) (January 2012)
• Courtesy Call by Mr. Shunji YANAI, President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (November 2011)
• Japan-Singapore Maritime Security Dialogue (November 2011)
• Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs on the Election of Judge Shunji Yanai, as President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (October 2011)
• Courtesy Call by Mr. Shunji YANAI, Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara (January 2011)
• Japan’s Contribution to the Trust Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of participation of the members of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf from developing States in the meetings of the Commission (June 2010)
• Deposit of the Instrument of Accession to the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (October 2007)
• Japan Filed Applications at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the Arrested Japanese Fishing Vessel (Release of the 88th Hoshinmaru and Return of the Master and Crew) (August 2007)
• Judgment at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on the Cases of the Arrested Japanese Fishing Vessels (August 2007)
• Japan Filed Applications at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for the Arrested Japanese Fishing Vessels (July 2007)
• Meeting between the Japan Coast Guard and the State Oceanic Administration of China (July 2007)
• Establishment of Headquarters for Foreign Policy concerning Maritime Affairs (July 2007)
• Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (September 2006)
  • Statement by H.E. Mr. Akio Suda, Ambassador in Charge of International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation "Basic Policy of Japan's Contributions and Cooperation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore" (September 18, 2006)
  • Press Release (September 15, 2006)
• International Symposium on Scientific and Technical Aspects on the Establishment of the Outer Limits of the Continental Shelf beyond 200 Nautical Miles (March 2006)
  • Opening Statement by Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (March 6, 2006)
  • Program (February 17, 2006) [PDF]
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the Protocol for the Amendment to the "International Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation, 1988" and to the "Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 1988" (October 2005)
• The 2nd APEC Ocean-Related Ministerial Meeting (AOMM2) (Bali, 16-17 September 2005)
  • Statement by Mr. Kenro IINO, Ambassador in charge of Pacific Fisheries Organization Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (September 16, 2005)
  • BALI PLAN OF ACTION - Towards Healthy Oceans and Coasts for the Sustainable Growth and Prosperity of the Asia-Pacific Community - [PDF] [Text Version]
  • Joint Ministerial Statement (September 16-17, 2005)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election of Mr. Shunji Yanai, as a Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) (June 2005)
• Japan-Indonesia Joint Announcement on Maritime Affairs (June 2005)
• Symposium: Foreign Policy of Japan as a Maritime State in the 21st Century (Outline and Evaluation) (February 2001)

Maritime Safety - Marine Pollution Prevention

• Grant Aid to Indonesia for the Project for Construction of Patrol Vessels for the Prevention of Piracy, Maritime Terrorism and Proliferation of Weapons (June 2006)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Toshiro Ozawa, Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda Items 49 (a): Oceans and the Law of the Sea and 49 (b); Sustainable Fisheries (November 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Ambassador Yoshiyuki Motomura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, at the General Assembly Meeting on Agenda Item 52 (a): Oceans and the Law of the Sea 52 (b): Sustainable Fisheries (November 2003)
• Maritime Safety, Maritime Pollution Prevention and Japan's Contribution (December 2000)

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Press Secretary's Press Conference on Maritime Affairs

Archives on Maritime Affairs