Proposal to Take Stronger Measures to Control Piracy

1. Effects of Piracy on Marine Transport

2. Increasingly Serious Piracy Problems

1. (1) Actual State of Piracy
2. (2) Present Condition of Waters off Somalia, the Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean

3. Importance of International Cooperation

1. (1) Initiatives by International Organizations, Etc.
2. (2) Japan's Initiatives

4. Specific Stronger Actions That Should Be Taken to Control Piracy

1. (1) Dispatch of More Self-Defense Force Units
2. (2) Stronger Guard with Self-Defense Force Officials and Japan Coast Guard Officers on Board
3. (3) Support for Somalia and Neighboring Coastal Countries
4. (4) Establishment of International Rules