Mr. Shohei Ishii, who became the new Secretary of the Japan Coast Guard, held a press conference, and with the sinking accident of a tourist boat off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in mind, even though there are concerns about the deterioration of Japan-Russia relations, indispensable cooperation such as salvage Showed the idea that is important.
Mr. Ishii is a so-called career bureaucrat who joined the former Ministry of Transport in 1988, and has served as the head of the 5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters and the deputy head of the Japan Coast Guard at the Japan Coast Guard.
It is the first time in nine years that a career bureaucrat has been appointed to the top of the Japan Coast Guard.
At the inaugural press conference on the 28th, Secretary Ishii was asked about the relationship between the Japan Coast Guard authorities while there was concern that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would worsen Japan-Russia relations. It is important to maintain the essential cooperation and cooperation. "
In the sinking accident off the Shiretoko Peninsula, he expressed his intention to continue cooperation by exchanging information with the Russian authorities regarding the search and identity confirmation of passengers and crew members whose whereabouts are unknown.
In addition, regarding China's intensifying movement to advance into the ocean, such as activating activities around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, "It is extremely serious that navigation and territorial waters invasion within the continental zone are occurring one after another." After stating, he emphasized the idea of taking all possible measures for territorial waters security.