Shipbuilding-Related Organizations (As of March 1999)
Association of The Ship Scrapping Promotion
Address： 7th Fl., Nippon Zaidan Bldg., 1-15-16, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-3502-0093
Facsimile： 03-3502-0090
Purpose： To promote the scrapping of obsolete ships in order to secure work for shipbuilders by giving ship scrapping assignments to keep their employees busy and at the same time to help eliminate the overtonnage of ocean going ships.
Chairman： Toshifumi Takei, concurrently Vice Chairman of the Shipbuilders・Association of Japan
The Cooperative Association of Japan Shipbuilders
Address： 5th Fl., Nippon Zaidan Bldg., 1-15-16, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-3502-2061
Facsimile： 03-3503-1479
Purpose： To contribute to the progress and development of medium-size shipbuilders, promote their export marketing and help related industries achieve further growth.
Chairman： Hiroshi Kanda, concurrently President of Kanda Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Japan Boating Industry Association
Address： 6th Fl., Asano Bldg., 2-5-1, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-3567-6707
Facsimile： 03-3567-0635
Purpose： The association aims to contribute healthy development of boating industry and its relative industry, and serve enhancement of public welfare.
Chairman： Takehiko Hasegawa, concurrently President of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
The Japanese Foundation for the Promotion of Maritime Science
Address： 3-1, Higashi Yashio, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-5500-1110
Facsimile： 03-5500-1190
Purpose： To deepen people's understanding and knowl-edge of the sea and the ships, in particular to make young people of Japan, surrounded by the sea, interest in international trade, maritime science and ocean development and realize their responsibilities to build a new future.
President： Eichi Kamiyama
Japanese Marine Equipment Association
Address： Bansui Bldg., 1-5-16, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-3502-2041
Facsimile： 03-3591-2206
Purpose： To expedite advancement and progress of marine equipment and any other marine industry related thereto.
Chairman： Tadao Yamaoka, concurrently President of Yanmar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd.
Japan Marine Standards Association
Address： Shipbuilding Research Centre of Japan Bldg., 1-3-8, Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
Telephone： 03-3984-9051
Facsimile： 03-3984-8994
Purpose： To draw up draft marine "Japanese Industrial Standards" (JIS) and to propagate marine JIS. To establish and to propagate "Standard" of Japan Marine Standards Association (JMS). To co-operate with international standardization organization, ISO and IEC. To propagate marine JIS marked products.
Chairman： Izo Minami, concurrently President of Hitachi Zosen Corporation
