日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Nov 12, 2025 (Wed)

Japan’s Growth Strategy Council: Revitalizing Shipbuilding

　The first meeting of the Council for Japan’s Growth Strategy was held at the Prime Minister’s Offic ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+first+meeting+of+the+Council+for+Japan%E2%80%99s+Growth+Strategy+was+held+at+the+Prime+Minister%E2%80%99s+Office+on+November+10.+The+council+indicated+it+will+%E2%80%9Cgive+bold+support+for+large-scale+investments+to+expand+production+capacity%E2%80%9C+in+the+shipbuilding+sector+as+proposed+key+policies+to+be+included+in+the+comprehensive+economic+package.+According+to+the+Cabinet+Secretariat%2C+it+is+currently+unclear+whether+they+will+be+approved+as+originally+proposed.+However%2C+as+the+importance+of+shipbuilding+was+shared+at+the+meeting%2C+which+included+key+cabinet+ministers+including+the+Prime+Minister%2C+there+is+a+growing+view+that+%E2%80%9Cbudgetary+measures+have+become+a+real+possibility%E2%80%9C+%28shipping+and+shipbuilding+industry+insider%29.+%3Cbr%3E+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+November+4%2C+the+government+established+the+Headquarters+for+Japan%E2%80%99s+Growth+Strategy.+Seventeen+sectors%2C+including+shipbuilding%2C+have+been+identified+as+strategic+areas+for+crisis+management+investment+and+growth+investment.+Of+the+17+sectors%2C+officials+from+only+two+sectors+gave+presentations+at+this+meeting%3A+%E2%80%9Cshipbuilding%E2%80%9C+and+%E2%80%9Cfood+tech%E2%80%9C+related+to+agriculture.+Hitoshi+Nagasawa%2C+Chairman+of+the+Japanese+Shipowners%E2%80%99+Association%2C+and+Yukito+Higaki%2C+Chairman+of+the+Shipbuilders%E2%80%99+Association+of+Japan%2C+two+leaders+in+the+shipping+and+shipbuilding+industries%2C+gave+presentations+and+reiterated+the+importance+of+Japanese+shipbuilding.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+shipbuilding+industry+has+previously%2C+although+not+explicitly%2C+called+for+budgetary+measures+%28establishment+of+a+fund%29+of+650+billion+yen+to+double+domestic+shipbuilding+capacity.+According+to+the+presentation+materials%2C+it+appears+that+the+same+request+was+made+again+at+this+meeting.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+proposed+key+policies+for+shipbuilding+include+formulating+a+Shipbuilding+Revitalization+Roadmap+%28tentative+name%29%2C+boldly+supporting+large-scale+investments+to+expand+production+capacity%2C+designating+shipbuilding+as+a+specific+important+material+under+the+Economic+Security+Promotion+Act%2C+and+strengthening+the+production+base+and+supporting+research+and+development.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+%E2%80%9CA+matter+of+life+and+death%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80JSA+Chairman+Nagasawa+spoke+about+the+importance+of+the+shipbuilding+industry+under+the+theme+%E2%80%9CTowards+the+revitalization+of+Japan%E2%80%99s+shipbuilding+industry.%E2%80%9C+According+to+materials+submitted+by+the+JSA%2C+Chairman+Nagasawa+reported+that+in+Japan%2C+shipping%2C+shipbuilding%2C+marine+equipment%2C+and+seafarers+are+closely+linked%2C+forming+a+maritime+industry+cluster+that+is+rare+in+the+world+and+is+the+foundation+of+international+competitiveness+in+shipping+and+shipbuilding.+He+also+argued+that+the+maritime+industry+contributes+to+the+local+economy+and+employment.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80He+also+described+whether+the+shipping+industry+will+be+able+to+secure+a+stable+supply+of+high-quality+ships+in+the+future+without+relying+on+other+countries+as+a+%E2%80%9Cmatter+of+life+and+death.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Item+requests+and+supplementary+budgets+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+budget+of+the+Ministry+of+Land%2C+Infrastructure%2C+Transport+and+Tourism%E2%80%99s+Maritime+Bureau%2C+which+is+in+charge+of+the+shipbuilding+industry%2C+has+remained+at+over+8+billion+yen+per+year+in+recent+years.+%E2%80%9CExpenses+for+the+Japan+Agency+of+Maritime+Education+and+Training+for+Seafarers+%28JMETS%29%E2%80%9C+account+for+the+majority+at+over+6+billion+yen%2C+while+administrative+expenses+tend+to+remain+at+around+2+billion+yen.+In+its+budget+request+for+FY+2026%2C+the+Maritime+Bureau+specified+a+%E2%80%9Crequest+for+specific+items%E2%80%9C+for+%E2%80%9Cbuilding+a+resilient+shipbuilding+supply+chain+%28SC%29%E2%80%9C+that+is+separate+from+the+traditional+independent+administrative+agency%2F+administrative+expenses+and+is+based+on+Japan-US+cooperation.+Negotiations+with+the+Ministry+of+Finance+are+currently+underway%2C+and+attention+is+focused+on+how+the+650+billion+yen+requested+by+the+industry+and+others+will+be+addressed.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Various+views+have+emerged+from+industry+insiders%2C+including+whether+the+matter+will+be+contained+within+the+%E2%80%9Citem+requests%2C%E2%80%9C+whether+it+will+be+addressed+over+multiple+fiscal+years+rather+than+as+a+single+fiscal+year+budget+measure%2C+or+whether+it+will+be+addressed+through+a+supplementary+budget.+However%2C+given+that+%E2%80%9Cshipbuilding%E2%80%9C+has+now+been+explicitly+mentioned+in+the+proposed+key+policies%2C+it+appears+that+there+is+an+even+stronger+view+that+a+budget+will+be+set+aside+in+some+form.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+JSA+and+the+Cooperative+Association+of+Japan+Shipbuilders+have+previously+made+requests+to+strengthen+the+shipbuilding+industry.+In+October%2C+together+with+the+Cooperative+Association+of+Japan+Shipbuilders+and+the+Japan+Ship+Machinery+and+Equipmen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