The "Act on the Conservation of Remote Islands and Sustainability of Remote Islands' Community," in effect since April 1, 2017, provides for special measures aimed at the conservation of territorial and other waters through the maintaining of operations of inhabited remote islands that serve as operation bases for activities including fishing in territorial waters, ocean monitoring, and maintaining security in territorial waters; this is to be accomplished by having Japanese citizens in residence on the islands. Here, I will introduce the Japanese Government's efforts on this Act.

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