Abstract
Japan enacted The Basic Act on Ocean Plicy in 2007, and positioned the measure for Ocean issues in the country as one of the basis measures. And by Article 9 in the law, Based on an appropriate sharing role with the State, the Local Governments shall be responsible for formulating and implementing the measures that suit the natural and social conditions of their districts with regard to the oceans, in conformity with the basic principle. In Taketomi-cho, Okinawa-ken, the "Taketomi-cho Basic plan Ocean Policy" was formulated prior to the whole country in March, 2011 in accordance with the law. And the enterprise which the area should tackle was shown. And the request to a country was summarized.
Moreover, decision of the measure was started also in Ishigaki-City. The city is planning to take in a sea measure towards the stability and improvement in civic life as a Ocean city.
