While fisheries resources are a large asset for Pacific island states, the adverse conditions resulting from their decrease in recent years has been compounded by repeated instances of severe damage from large-scale natural disasters. On the other hand, Japan has learned many lessons from its long history in recovering from large-scale natural disasters. Thinking that Japan’s various experiences and lessons learned in disaster risk management could in large part serve as useful case studies for Pacific island states, we invited government officials from six Pacific island states and conducted a training course for them.