Ocean Policy

Based on the Basic Act on Ocean Policy, Headquarters for Ocean Policy was established to promote measures with regard to the oceans intensively and comprehensively.

The Cabinet Office of Japan is in charge of the tasks covering basic policies to promote measures with regard to the oceans comprehensively and systematically.

February 2. 2026

International Symposium on "Navigating Uncharted Waters: Japan and a New Era in the Arctic"

March 31. 2025

the 12th World Ocean Summit

June 25. 2024

Cabinet Decision on "Cabinet Order for Partial Revision of the Cabinet Order on Prescribing the Areas of the Sea under Article 2, item(ii) of the Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf"（June 25, 2024） (PDF:177KB)

Main policies

• Basic Act on Ocean Policy (PDF:50KB)
• Basic Plan on Ocean Policy
  • Outline of the Fourth Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (April 2023) (PDF:590KB)
  • Outline of the Third Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (May 2018) (PDF:446KB)
  • The Third Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (May 2018) (full text) (PDF:856KB)
  • Outline of the Second Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (April 2013) (PDF:486KB)
  • The Second Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (April 2013) (PDF:641KB)
• Ocean Development Strategy (April 2024) (PDF:260KB)
• Japan's Arctic Policy
  • Japan's Arctic Policy (PDF:197KB)
  • Outline of Japan's Arctic Policy (PDF:250KB)

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