Ocean links

Discover the work and organisations that support life at sea.

• Maritime Disaster Prevention Center ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  海上災害防止センター

  Information about maritime incident response, disaster-prevention training and research.

  mdpc.or.jp

• Japan Federation of Coastal Shipping Associations ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本内航海運組合総連合会

  Learn about coastal shipping in Japan, types of vessels and seafarers’ work. Includes material for children.

  www.naiko-kaiun.or.jp

• Japan Maritime Public Relations Center ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本海事広報協会

  Explore the sea, ships and ports, Marine Day and information for schools.

  www.kaijipr.or.jp

• Japan Association of Marine Safety ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本海難防止協会

  Research and publications on maritime safety and pollution prevention, including the journal Umi to Anzen.

  www.nikkaibo.or.jp

• Japan Sea Cadet Federation ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本海洋少年団連盟

  Youth activities, marine experiences, environmental projects and information about joining a sea cadet group.

  www.jsf-japan.or.jp

• Marine Rescue Japan ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本水難救済会

  Discover volunteer maritime rescue work and efforts to raise awareness of water rescue.

  www.mrj.or.jp

• Japanese Shipowners’ Association ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本船主協会

  Information about the shipping industry, seafarers and the association’s work.

  www.jsanet.or.jp

  The former page points to this current homepage.

• Japan Captains’ Association ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本船長協会

  Information about captains’ work, navigation, ship operations and the association’s activities.

  www.captain.or.jp

• Tokokai — lighthouses and navigation aids ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  燈光会

  Explore how lighthouses work, their history, locations and visiting information.

  www.tokokai.org

  The old URL returned a missing-page response. This is the current official site.

Explore how ships and their equipment are built and maintained.

• Nichizokyo — shipbuilding contractors ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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  日本造船協力事業者団体連合会

  Information about shipbuilding work, skills, occupational safety training and learning materials.

  www.nichizou.or.jp

  The site responded over HTTP. HTTPS verification failed because of an expired certificate.

• Shipbuilders’ Association of Japan ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本造船工業会

  Information about Japan’s shipbuilding industry, statistics and industry initiatives.

  sajn.or.jp

• Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本中小型造船工業会

  Discover small and medium-sized shipbuilding, manufacturing careers and member companies.

  www.cajs.or.jp

• MESA — marine engine maintenance ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本舶用機関整備協会

  Information about marine engine maintenance, training and professional qualifications.

  www.mesa.or.jp

• Japan Ship Machinery and Equipment Association ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本舶用工業会

  Explore marine machinery, equipment and the work of the ship-equipment industry.

  www.jsmea.or.jp

Learn about fishing, operational safety and support for families.

• JF Zengyoren — Japan’s fisheries cooperatives ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  全国漁業協同組合連合会（JF全漁連）

  Information about fisheries, fishing cooperatives and seafood in Japan.

  www.zengyoren.or.jp

• Central association for fishing-operation safety ↗ (opens in a new tab)

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  中央漁業操業安全協会

  Information and reference materials about fishing-operation safety.

  www.anzen.jf-net.ne.jp

  The old URL redirects here, and the site responded over HTTP. Its HTTPS certificate could not be verified.

• Support for children bereaved by fishing-vessel accidents ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  漁船海難遺児育英会

  Learn about educational support for children who have lost a parent in a fishing-vessel accident.

  www.kainaniji.or.jp

  The relocation notice on the old site links to this current official site.

Explore sailing, lifesaving and recreational boating.

• Japan Sailing Federation ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本セーリング連盟

  Information about sailing, competitions, participation and safety.

  www.jsaf.or.jp

• Japan Marina & Beach Association ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本マリーナ・ビーチ協会

  Information about marinas, beaches, marine recreation and training.

  www.jmba.or.jp

• Kanto Boat Safety Association ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  関東小型船安全協会

  Small-craft safety, navigation guidance and training for the Kanto and Shizuoka coastal areas.

  www.shoankyo.or.jp

• Japan Lifesaving Association — LIFESAVING SITE ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本ライフセービング協会｜LIFESAVING SITE

  Water-safety education, lifesaving training and coastal activities.

  ls.jla-lifesaving.or.jp

  Checked at the current site named in the old domain’s relocation notice.

Follow your curiosity about marine litter, islands and learning outdoors.

• Japan Remote Islands Center ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  日本離島センター

  Explore Japan’s islands, island life and culture, research and publications.

  www.nijinet.or.jp

• B&G Foundation ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  B&G財団

  Learn about marine centres, marine clubs and activities for children.

  www.bgf.or.jp

  Listed in the archive as the Blue Sea and Green Land Foundation.

• Clean Sea and Beach Foundation ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  海と渚環境美化・油濁対策機構

  Resources about beach cleanups, marine litter and oil-pollution damage to fishing grounds.

  www.umitonagisa.or.jp

  The two archived organisations, the fishing-ground oil-pollution relief fund and the sea-and-beach beautification organisation, merged in 2011. They are listed here as one current organisation. Read the organisation’s history (Japanese) ↗

• JEAN ↗ (opens in a new tab)

  JEAN

  Citizen surveys of marine litter, cleanup activities and environmental learning resources.

  www.jean.jp

  The current site corresponding to the archive’s national cleanup office entry.