In Indonesia, the world's largest island country, improving the capabilities of maritime security has become an issue, and the local coast guard authorities received guidance from the Japanese Coast Guard on the 17th on how to seize crew members such as suspicious ships. .
A training session held in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, on the 17th, was attended by 10 local Coast Guard officials, who received guidance from a Japanese Coast Guard official on how to apprehend suspicious boats and other crew members. I was.
Indonesia shares the Malacca-Singapore Straits, an important maritime traffic hub through which approximately 90% of Japan's crude oil imports pass, with neighboring countries. It is at odds with China, which claims almost all of its interests.
On the other hand, the number of patrol boats owned by the Japan Coast Guard remains at 10. Improving the capabilities of maritime security is an issue, and we are working to strengthen cooperation with other countries, such as receiving financial assistance from the United States.
An official of the Japan Coast Guard who participated in the training said, "There are many places where crime can occur in the vast sea area, and we want to be prepared to respond to any situation."
Ikuko Ishizuka, a member of the Japan Coast Guard team that supports the capacity building of foreign coast guard agencies, said, "We would like to deepen our relationship of trust with Indonesia and contribute to the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law." I was talking to