Toward Private Deep Sea Explorations
Interview Patrick Lahey : President, Triton Submarines LLC

1. The UN Decade of Ocean Science Goes into Motion
  1 Formulating the Implementation Plan for the Decade
  2 Japan’s Involvement

Our Challenge : To Sustainable Ocean

2. COVID―19 Pandemic and Cruise Ships
  1 The Number of Cruise Passengers and Port Calls in Japan
  2 Outbreak of COVID―19
  3 Infection Control for International Cruise Ships
  4 Cruise Ship Health Management
  5 Cruise Lines’ Strategy for Preventing Infectious Disease in the Era of COVID―19
  6 Reactivation of Domestic Cruises on Japanese Flagged Vessels
  7 The Way Forward for the Post-Pandemic Cruise Industry

3. Toward a Blue Recovery
  1 Achieving Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 - ̶ The Ocean’s Contribution
    (1) Toward Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2050 Target : Move to Boost the Ocean’s Contribution in Japan
    (2) Toward Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2050 : The UNFCCC’s Efforts to Strengthen Contributions from the Oceans
    (3) Looking Forward
  2 Development of Countermeasures against Marine Plastics
    (1) Charging for Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags and its Effect
    (2) Toward Realization of the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision
    (3) Survey and R&D

4. Fisheries and Blue Resource
  1 The Revision of Japan’s Fisheries Act and the Outlook for the Future
    (1) The Purpose of the Revised Fisheries Act and the Roadmap to the Future
    (2) Potential of Global Fisheries
    (3) Fishery Reform in Japan : Challenges and Vision
  2 Yokohama Blue Resource Project
    (1) Yokohama City’s Efforts against Global Warming
    (2) Yokohama Blue Carbon
    (3) Blue Resources Credits Certified by Yokohama City
    (4) Outcome and Outlook of Yokohama Blue Carbon

5. Maritime Security and Safety
  1 Maritime Security Environment Surrounding Japan
    (1) United States-China Standoff leading to a New Cold War Era
    (2) Increased Threat of China in East Asian Waters
    (3) Chinese Military Strengthen Confrontational Postures against the U.S. Military
  2 Oil Spill from a Japanese-Owned Ship off the Coast of Mauritius
    (1) The Wakashio and the Grounding Incident
    (2) Responses of the Government of Mauritius
    (3) International Responses
    (4) Responses from the Ship Owner and the Charterer
    (5) Towards Environmental Recovery
    (6)Safe and Reliable Shipping
  3 Ten Year Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
    (1) The Catastrophe Caused by the Mega-Tsunami and a Study on It
    (2) Tsunami Countermeasures based on 2 Tier Tsunami Scale
    (3) Rebuilding and Pre-emptive Rebuilding

- Learning about the Ocean through the Multi-purpose MDA Service “Umi Shiru”
- Initiatives and Prospects for Barrier-Free Maritime Transport Facilities
- Promoting Sustainable Ocean Economies and International Partnership ̶An International Webinar Video Message̶
- The Case of the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship and the Role of Japan