![]() ![]() (4) Main incidents involving Japan-related ships: Although the number of hijackings involving the seizure and then sale of ships is decreasing (10 cases in 1999, 6 cases in 2000), individual ship hijacking cases are becoming more organized and more heinous. The number of cases of piracy armed with guns and knives is on the rise (139 cases in 1999, 183 cases in 2000). (3) The increase in the number of cases of armed and organized piracy: Specifically, there were 119 cases in Indonesia, 21 cases in Malaysia, 75 cases in the Strait of Malacca, 55 cases in Bangladesh, and 35 cases in India. In 2000 the number of cases of piracy in these regions was 305 cases, about 65% of the total.Piracy occurs most frequently in Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia.(2) The frequent occurrence in Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia: (1) The sharp increase in piracy cases in recent years (figures in parentheses indicate the number of cases involving Japan-related ships): There were 188 cases (8 cases) in 1995, 300 cases (39 cases) in 1999, and 469 cases (31 cases) in 2000. (From the annual report (January 2001 edition) of the Regional Piracy Report Center of the International Maritime Bureau and a survey by the International Shipping Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan) Top > Foreign Policy > Piracy > Present State of the Piracy Problem and Japan's Efforts Present State of the Piracy Problem and Japan's EffortsÄecember 2001 1. ![]()
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