笹川平和財団| 海洋情報 FROM THE OCEANS

Chinese J-15 fighter succeeded in taking off from and landing on China’s first aircraft carrier Liaoning

American experts on Chinese military affairs, Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collin contributed an article titled “China Aircraft Carrier Style!” to the Ame …

Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia up to the third quarter of 2012

In the end of October 2012, the Information Sharing Center (ISC) of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against S …

Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships up to the third quarter of 2012

On October 22, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published a report on the incidents of piracy an …

Japan’s participation to MCM Operations must be under cease-fire in advance?

During September 16 to 27, Navies from 30 countries including mine counter measure (hereafter MCM) forces of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (hereaf …

The Armitage Report Ⅲ: Its Outline and Analysis

Recently overheating the territorial disputes between Japan and its neighboring countries, the diplomatic relations are deteriorating. Since the visit …

Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia in the First Half of 2012

In the end of July 2012, the Information Sharing Center (ISC) of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ship …

Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships up to the First Half of 2012

On July 15, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published a report on the incidents of piracy and a …

The Current State of Maritime Security and CWS Role in the Celebes and Sulu Seas

The RAND Corporation in the United States published a report titled “Non-Traditional Threats and Maritime Domain Awareness in the Tri-Border Area of S …

Recommendations of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) and Strategic Importance of Okinotori-shima

1. Recommendations of the CLCS and China’s RepulsionThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced on April 28, 2012 the following statement (summ …

Discussion regarding accession to UNCLOS in the United States

In May, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee began a sequence of public hearing concerning whether the United Sates should accede to UNCLOS. Th …