As part of efforts to strengthen cooperation with Pacific Island coast guard authorities, the Japan Coast Guard announced in January that it had dispatched coast guard officers to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands for the first time to conduct rescue training.
The Japan Coast Guard has so far strengthened its cooperative relationships with the coast guard authorities of Southeast Asian countries through support for improving their maritime rescue and other capabilities, and in 2017 launched a dedicated division to support each country.
Since 2018, we have expanded our scope to include Pacific island countries such as Palau and Kiribati, and in January we announced that we had dispatched full-time coast guard officers to Micronesia and the Marshall Islands for the first time.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, four people were dispatched from January 13th to 28th, and together with local authorities, they conducted rescue training in which they used rescue nets to pull people adrift at sea onto ships.
Japanese fishing boats also fish for tuna in the South Pacific, and the Japan Coast Guard hopes that through this training, they will be able to rescue fishing boats in the unlikely event of an emergency.
In addition, during this dispatch, a lecture was given on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, including the enforcement of laws within territorial waters.According to those involved, China hopes to strengthen cooperative relationships with Pacific island countries with China's expansion into the oceans in mind. It means that there is a purpose.