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Viewing cable 08TOKYO3484, JAPAN'S SEAMEN'S UNION AND SHIPOWNERS URGE ACTION

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08TOKYO3484 2008-12-22 08:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Tokyo
VZCZCXRO2070
PP RUEHFK RUEHKSO RUEHNAG RUEHNH
DE RUEHKO #3484/01 3570828
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 220828Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9655
INFO RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 2295
RUEHMK/AMEMBASSY MANAMA PRIORITY 0198
RUEHML/AMEMBASSY MANILA PRIORITY 1305
RUEHMS/AMEMBASSY MUSCAT PRIORITY 0115
RUEHYN/AMEMBASSY SANAA PRIORITY 0141
RUEHNH/AMCONSUL NAHA PRIORITY 3941
RUEHNAG/AMCONSUL NAGOYA PRIORITY 9524
RUEHOK/AMCONSUL OSAKA KOBE PRIORITY 5375
RUEHFK/AMCONSUL FUKUOKA PRIORITY 1584
RUEHKSO/AMCONSUL SAPPORO PRIORITY 2150
RHMFISS/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHHMHBA/COMPACFLT PEARL HARBOR HI PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RUENAAA/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RUEHKO/USDAO TOKYO JA PRIORITY
RHMFIUU/USFJ  PRIORITY
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 003484 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/TRA (DAS JOHN BYERLY AND S MILLER) 
STATE FOR EAP/J COLIN CROSBY 
STATE PM/PPA FOR GLANCY 
STATE PM/ISO FOR FREDERICK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EWWT ETRD PREL JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN'S SEAMEN'S UNION AND SHIPOWNERS URGE ACTION 
ON SOMALI PIRACY 
 
REF: A. STATE 126055 
     B. 4 NOV 2008 TOKYO DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT 
     C. 11 DEC 2008 EMBASSY TOKYO DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT 
     D. STATE 129941 
     E. STATE 3405 
 
Summary 
------- 
1. (SBU) In conjunction with Diet members in the bipartisan 
Maritime Safety Coalition, the Japan Shipowners' Association 
(JSA) has lobbied the Japanese government for greater 
involvement in anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden, a 
JSA official told Emboffs December 19.  The JSA did not 
formally urge the dispatch of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense 
Forces (JMSDF), but the JSA's president, during a recent 
media interview, suggested JMSDF should be engaged. 
Officials in both the JSA and the All Japan Seamen's Union 
(JSU) argue that anti-piracy efforts should be an 
international matter, but are concerned the issue could get 
caught in domestic politics, resulting in delayed or blocked 
action.  End summary. 
 
Shipowners Lobby For Anti-Piracy Action 
--------------------------------------- 
2. (SBU) In November, the Japan Shipowners' Association 
(JSA), accompanied by Diet members of the bipartisan Maritime 
Safety Coalition, advocated for more active Japanese 
involvement in anti-piracy activities in the Gulf of Aden. 
The group lobbied the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, 
Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
(MOFA), JSA Managing Director Captain Osamu Handa told 
Emboffs December 19.  Handa stated the JSA had not formally 
urged JMSDF deployment, but JSA President (and President of 
Kawasaki Kisen Ltd.) Hiroyuki Maekawa had suggested JMSDF 
involvement during a recent media interview.  "The JMSDF 
simply being there would be a helpful deterrent," concluded 
Handa. 
 
3. (SBU) Handa said both ruling Liberal Democratic Party 
(LDP) and opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Diet 
members have responded to JSA's advocacy efforts, but Handa 
described the LDP as more engaged on the issue.  Piracy is an 
international concern, emphasized Handa, and should transcend 
domestic politics.  The JSA is careful in its advocacy 
efforts, however, because it does not want anti-piracy 
activities to become an issue in Diet debates between the 
ruling and opposition parties, which would delay or block a 
Japanese response.  Therefore, the JSA is seeking minor 
policy changes that would enable the GOJ to increase safety 
for seamen of any nationality. 
 
4. (SBU) Handa elaborated that although the Japanese fleet 
(ships operated by Japanese shipping companies) consists of 
2,300 vessels, only 100 are Japanese-flagged.  Current 
Japanese law and policy -- which covers only Japanese people 
and property -- leaves out the 2,200 flag-of-convenience 
Japanese-owned vessels and the over 50,000 non-Japanese 
seafarers hired by Japanese shipping companies, said Handa. 
 
Union Focused on Broader Japanese Shipping Interests 
--------------------------------------------- ------- 
5. (SBU) Similarly, the All Japan Seamen's Union (JSU) is 
concerned about broader Japanese shipping interests and not 
just Japanese-flagged vessels, JSU International Affairs 
 
TOKYO 00003484  002 OF 002 
 
 
Bureau Director General Hideo Ikeda told Emboffs December 19. 
 By the Union's collective bargaining agreement, the JSU is 
committed to advocating on behalf of seamen regardless of 
nationality.  Due to its close relationship with the 
Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the 
Philippines (AMOSUP), the JSU aims to protect its 32,000 
Filipino "special members" who work on Japanese-owned 
vessels.  Given the recent dangers posed by piracy, the 
Philippine government-run Philippine Overseas Employment 
Agency (PEOA) has begun discussing prohibiting its seamen 
from working in dangerous areas, said Ikeda.  The JSA is also 
on the verge of limiting its members from working in areas 
threatened by piracy. 
 
6. (SBU) As it is, "the GOJ response is already too late," 
said the JSU's Ikeda.  But in the absence of greater 
engagement, the JSA recommends its members do the following 
to minimize risks when passing through the Gulf of Aden: 1) 
pass through the established Security Corridor; 2) regularly 
report their position to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade 
Operations (UKMTO), which coordinates with naval forces; 3) 
navigate for safety (increasing speed, zig-zagging, 
increasing look-outs, etc.); and 4) establish or update 
safety procedures and training.  Some Japanese-related 
vessels avoid the Gulf of Aden entirely by going around the 
Cape of Good Hope, but the JSA estimates this costs JSA 
members approximately 800 million USD per year, due to bunker 
fees and the additional 6,500-kilometer distance.  Consistent 
with International Maritime Organization (IMO) and 
International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) recommendations, JSA 
members do not take defensive measures (i.e., carry arms) 
against piracy. 
 
7. (SBU) Nearly all Japanese exports (99.7 percent or 
approximately 960 million tons per year) travel by ocean, 
according to JSA Managing Director Captain Handa, making 
security of ocean routes a key concern for Japanese exporters. 
 
ZUMWALT