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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Sep 26, 2025 (Fri)

Government-Led Plan to Strengthen Japan’s Shipbuilding Industry

　There is a growing momentum in Japan to strengthen its shipbuilding industry. In response to urgent ・・・ %E3%80%80There+is+a+growing+momentum+in+Japan+to+strengthen+its+shipbuilding+industry.+In+response+to+urgent+recommendations+from+the+Liberal+Democratic+Party%E2%80%99s+Special+Committee+on+Marine+Transportation+and+Shipbuilding+and+others%2C+the+government+is+working+on+developing+a+roadmap+to+strengthen+the+Japanese+shipbuilding+industry.+At+a+meeting+of+the+Liberal+Democratic+Party+held+this+month%2C+a+goal+was+also+set+out+to+double+Japan%E2%80%99s+construction+capacity+to+18+million+gross+tons+by+2035.+The+shipbuilding+industry+is+in+an+unusual+spotlight.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+shipbuilding+industry+has+gradually+begun+to+attract+attention+since+the+view+emerged+that+cooperation+in+the+shipbuilding+sector+could+be+a+bargaining+chip+in+tariff+negotiations+with+the+U.S.+Trump+administration.+In+May%2C+Prime+Minister+Shigeru+Ishiba+visited+Kyoto+Prefecture.+He+inspected+the+interior+of+the+destroyer+%E2%80%9CAgano%E2%80%9C+in+the+Maizuru+area+of+the+Japan+Maritime+Self-Defense+Force%2C+and+visited+the+Japan+Marine+United+%28JMU%29+Maizuru+Shipyard.+Following+this%2C+in+June%2C+the+government+announced+the+%E2%80%9CBasic+Guidelines+for+Economic+and+Fiscal+Management+and+Reform+%28Basic+Policies%29+2025%2C%E2%80%9C+which+included+the+phrase+%E2%80%9Crevitalizing+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry+and+strengthening+the+maritime+cluster+centered+on+the+shipping+and+shipbuilding+industries.%E2%80%9C+Also+in+June%2C+the+Liberal+Democratic+Party%E2%80%99s+Special+Committee+on+Marine+Transportation+and+Shipbuilding+and+others+jointly+submitted+an+%E2%80%9CUrgent+Proposal+for+the+Revitalization+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+Shipbuilding+Industry%E2%80%9C+to+Prime+Minister+Ishiba.+In+response+to+this%2C+the+government+is+working+on+developing+a+roadmap+to+strengthen+the+Japanese+shipbuilding+industry.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Public-Private+Partnership+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+this+context%2C+the+shipping+industry%2C+which+is+the+user+of+the+plan%2C+has+welcomed+the+newly+announced+goal+of+doubling+construction+capacity+by+2035.+At+a+press+conference+on+September+24%2C+Hitoshi+Nagasawa%2C+chairman+of+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association+%28and+chairman+of+NYK%29%2C+explained+that+the+target+of+18+million+gross+tons+corresponds+to+about+20%25+of+the+100+million+gross+tons+that+is+expected+to+be+the+construction+demand+in+the+2030s.+%E2%80%9CAt+the+current+level+of+9+million+gross+tons%2C+it+is+below+10%25.+The+government+has+also+said+it+wants+to+double+this%2C+so+we+must+move+forward+with+a+plan+to+strengthen+the+industry+together.+If+we+do+nothing%2C+it+will+just+fade+away%2C%E2%80%9C+he+said%2C+expressing+a+sense+of+crisis+and+stressing+the+need+for+public-private+partnerships.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80At+a+press+conference+on+September+25%2C+Keita+Arakaki%2C+Director-General%2C+Maritime+Bureau+of+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism%2C+also+emphasized+the+same+goal%2C+saying%2C+%E2%80%9CWe+would+like+to+aim+to+achieve+this+together+with+stakeholders+in+the+shipbuilding+industry.%E2%80%9C+He+then+indicated+his+intention+to+focus+on+supporting+necessary+capital+investment+and+collaborating+with+relevant+ministries+and+agencies.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Some+say+it+will+be+extremely+difficult+to+achieve+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+situation+surrounding+the+Japanese+shipbuilding+industry+in+recent+years+has+led+to+a+growing+sense+of+crisis+within+the+industry.+At+his+first+press+conference+after+taking+office+in+June%2C+Yukito+Higaki%2C+Chairman+of+the+Shipbuilders%E2%80%99+Association+of+Japan+%28and+President+of+Imabari+Shipbuilding%29%2C+set+a+goal+of+%E2%80%9Crestoring+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry%E2%80%99s+global+share+of+construction+volume+to+20%25.%E2%80%9C+He+sees+this+as+the+minimum+standard+for+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry+to+maintain+its+presence+on+the+global+stage.+He+also+shared+his+view+that+%E2%80%9Cit+is+still+possible+to+come+up+with+ideas+for+reaching+this+level.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Assuming+that+global+construction+capacity+will+be+90+million+gross+tons+in+2035%2C+the+stated+target+of+18+million+gross+tons+represents+20%25.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+achieving+a+20%25+global+market+share+will+not+be+easy.+In+an+interview+published+in+this+month%E2%80%99s+issue+of+this+newspaper%2C+Takashi+Nakabe%2C+president+of+Onomichi+Dockyard%2C+said%2C+%E2%80%9CThe+total+tonnage+per+ship+has+increased+compared+to+the+past%2C+and+if+we+want+to+secure+a+20%25+share%2C+we+will+have+to+double+the+current+construction+volume+in+Japan.+This+is+difficult+to+achieve+using+traditional+methods.%E2%80%9C+He+expressed+the+view+that+%E2%80%9Cit+may+be+necessary+to+divide+up+responsibilities+among+Japanese+shipbuilding+companies+based+on+ship+type+and+ship+model.%E2%80%9C+However%2C+if+this+is+to+be+implemented%2C+the+companies+might+fight+over+ship+types+and+models%2C+so+it+does+not+appear+to+be+easy+to+coordinate.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+addition%2C+even+if+the+expansion+of+construction+capacity+is+realized%2C+it+is+important+to+consider+what+measures+to+take+if+the+demand+drops+subsequently.+%E2%80%9CDuring+a+recession%2C+excess+supply+becomes+a+problem%2C+and+the+entire+industry+knows+the+pain+it+causes.+If+we+increase+our+construction+capacity+and+demand+disappears%2C+who+will+create+demand%3F%E2%80%9C+%28Shipbuilding+company+executive%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+What+will+happen+to+the+%E2%80%9Citem+requests%E2%80%9C%3F+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+shipbuilding+sector+has+become+a+key+policy+in+the+Maritime+Bureau%E2%80%99s+request+this+summer%2C+as+it+has+been+classified+as+an+%E2%80%9Citem+request%E2%80%9C+in+the+FY+2026+budget+estimate+request%2C+which+does+not+specify+the+required+amount+or+specific+measures.+The+name+%E2%80%9CBuilding+a+Resilient+Shipbuilding+Supply+Chain+%28SC%29%E2%80%9C+has+been+given+for+convenience%2C+but+its+contents+remain+unclear.+However%2C+the+direction+of+Japan-US+cooperation+is+said+to+be+key%2C+and+it+is+unclear+how+this+will+relate+to+the+construction+goal+announced+this+time.+Nonetheless%2C+the+very+submission+of+such+an+unusual+request+indicates+an+unprecedented+surge+of+interest+in+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%81%8C%E3%80%81%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%A4%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E3%82%92%E8%AA%8D%E8%AD%98%E3%83%BB%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%82%92%E5%87%BA%E5%8A%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8B%E3%81%93%E3%81%A8%E3%82%92%E5%8D%81%E5%88%86%E3%81%AB%E7%90%86%E8%A7%A3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%82%82%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E3%80%82%3Cbr%3E

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