Ruling Party Outlines Fund to Revive Shipbuilding Industry　造船業再生へ与党が基金構想　

Former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Links Plan to Party Leadership Pledge

Over ¥1 Trillion Sought in Autumn Supplementary Budget, Prospects for a “Japan–US Shipbuilding Golden Era”

小林元経済安保相、総裁選公約と連動

秋の補正予算で1兆円超要求、日米造船黄金時代の現実味

Takayuki Kobayashi, former Minister for Economic Security from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), announced on the 17th that the government intends to compile a supplementary budget for fiscal 2025 during the autumn extraordinary Diet session, with the aim of establishing a fund to revitalise the shipbuilding industry.

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Key Points of the Article

→ The LDP had already, in June, proposed a government-led fund exceeding ¥1 trillion, citing the Japan–US tariff agreement as a foundation and presenting the vision of a “Japan–US Shipbuilding Golden Era.”

→ Within the shipping industry, Hitoshi Nagasawa, Chairman of NYK and concurrently Chairman of the Japanese Shipowners’ Association, stated in an exclusive interview released by Maritime Bridge Japan on the 16th: “If we miss this moment when the wind is in our favour, Japan’s shipbuilding industry may not be able to maintain its international competitiveness. In my capacity as Chairman of the Japanese Shipowners’ Association, I will spare no effort in providing the fullest possible support for the revival of shipbuilding.” His remarks underline the growing necessity of support, with policy formation between the public and private sectors gathering momentum.

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”

造船業再生へ与党が基金構想　小林元経済安保相、総裁選公約と連動

秋の補正予算で1兆円超要求、日米造船黄金時代の現実味

日本の政府与党である自民党の小林鷹之（Takayuki Kobayashi）元経済安全保障相は17日、秋の臨時国会で2025年度補正予算案を編成し、造船業再生に向けた基金創設をめざす方針を明らかにした。

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→自民党はすでに6月、日米両政府の関税合意を背景に「日米造船黄金時代」を掲げ、国主導で1兆円超の基金を提案済みである。

→海運業界でも日本郵船会長で日本船主協会会長を兼務する長澤仁志（Hitoshi Nagasawa）氏は、MBJが16日配信した独占インタビューで「風が吹いている今を逃したら、日本の造船業が国際競争力を維持できるか分からない。日本船主協会の会長という立場としても、造船業復活に向け、最大限の協力を惜しまない」として造船業の支援の必要性を訴えており、官民一体の政策形成が加速しつつある。

“You can read the rest of the article in both English and Japanese.”（続きは英語と日本語で書かれた本文でお読みください）

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