Basic Plan on Ocean Policy.

The 26th, the Government Cabinet approved a new guidance of maritime policy for the next five years the "Basic Plan on Ocean Policy". Clarified and work out when technology developed by around 2018 to achieve commercialization of next-generation energy resources "methane hydrate", a policy to accelerate the development of marine resources. It is intention to lay the axis of the growth strategy to promote marine related industries. It incorporates also be based on the activity activation of neighboring countries over maritime rights and interests, to achieve readiness to strengthen security in the ocean.
To plan draft that was released on the 1st, efforts to broaden the international community the name early resumption outreach of negotiations with China that are suspended in a gas field development (1) East China Sea a new (2) of the "Sea of ​​Japan" - and added.

It can be evaluated that the guidelines of Japan as a maritime state became clear. It will be introduced into the marine resources development in space development over. And I will go to work to consolidation of island nations to become a leader in the maritime nation other. And you should go against the threat of China.


政府は２６日、今後５年間の海洋政策の新指針となる「海洋基本計画」を閣議決定した。次世代エネルギー資源「メタンハイドレート」の商業化実現へ２０１８年度をめどに技術整備すると打ち出すなど、海洋資源開発を加速させる方針を明記。関連する海洋産業の振興を成長戦略の軸に据える意向だ。海洋権益をめぐる近隣諸国の活動活発化を踏まえ、海洋の安全確保へ態勢強化を図ることも盛り込んだ。
　１日に公表した計画原案に、新たに（１）東シナ海のガス田開発で中断している中国との交渉の早期再開働き掛け（２）「日本海」の名称を国際社会に広げる努力―などを追加した。
　海洋国家としての日本の指針が明確になったことは評価できますね。宇宙開発以上に海洋資源開発に投入すべきでしょうね。そして他の海洋国家のリーダーとなって島嶼国の連結を図っていくべきでしょうね。そして中国の脅威に対抗していくべきでしょう。