{"id":10682,"date":"2026-06-03T15:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:44:06","slug":"special-agreement-with-the-japanese-government-to-provide-technical-employment-opportunities-in-japan-for-sri-lankan-fisheries-graduates-and-support-the-modernization-of-the-fisheries-sector-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682","title":{"rendered":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10682\" class=\"elementor elementor-10682\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-027eae7 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-027eae7-a1c611c \" data-id=\"027eae7\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"027eae7\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e3a00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"30e3a00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d6303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51d6303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03 June 2026<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1527b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1527b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69b963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f69b963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10684\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af421b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af421b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency \u00a0in Tokyo between the Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Mr. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, who is currently on an official visit to Japan, and Japan\u2019s State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. NEMOTO Yukinori.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The primary objective of the meeting was to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between Sri Lanka and Japan in the areas of fisheries, aquaculture, and marine resource management. During the discussions, extensive attention was given to enhancing Sri Lanka\u2019s seafood value chain and securing the necessary technical assistance from Japan to support the sector\u2019s development. The two sides also explored measures to further expand the demand for Sri Lankan seafood products in the Japanese market.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key outcome of the discussions was the agreement reached by the Japanese government to provide employment opportunities in Japan\u2019s fisheries technology sector for young graduates from the Fisheries and Technical Faculties of Sri Lankan universities. Both parties decided to coordinate and implement this program expeditiously through the relevant sectors of the foreign employment sector and the embassy in the future.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Minister emphasized that the support extended by the Japanese government to modernize Sri Lanka\u2019s fisheries sector through advanced technology and international best practices would make a significant contribution to strengthening the national economy.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also present at the meeting were the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Japan, Professor Pivithuru Janaka Kumarasinghe, and the Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources, Dr. B.K. Kolitha Kamal Jinadasa.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8180bd gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"d8180bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10682 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d8180bd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fisheries Ministry1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2ODYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmlzaGVyaWVzLmdvdi5sa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL0Zpc2hlcmllcy1NaW5pc3RyeTEuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQ4MTgwYmQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry1.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d8180bd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fisheries Ministry4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2ODUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmlzaGVyaWVzLmdvdi5sa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL0Zpc2hlcmllcy1NaW5pc3RyeTQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQ4MTgwYmQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry4.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry4-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d8180bd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Fisheries Ministry3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA2ODcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuZmlzaGVyaWVzLmdvdi5sa1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDZcL0Zpc2hlcmllcy1NaW5pc3RyeTMuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQ4MTgwYmQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry3.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry3-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce07ce8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce07ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0dc5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0dc5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5d481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_social_share_buttons\" data-id=\"4d5d481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_social_share_buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Social Share Buttons -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Social Share Buttons *\/\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481{\n  min-height: 1px;\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-container{\n  position: relative;\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-list-item{\n  cursor: pointer;\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  transition: all .3s ease;  \n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-item{\n      display: inline-block;\n  }\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon{\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  transition: all .3s ease;\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-list{\n  transition: all .3s ease;\n      display: inline-block;\n    width: 100%;\n  }\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-text{\n  word-spacing: normal;\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-list.uc-hover{\n  opacity: 1;\n  visibility: visible;\n  pointer-events: all;\n  transform: translate(0, 12px);\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-button{\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 .ue-social-buttons-share-button-icon{\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n  justify-content: center;\n}\n\n\/* reset css *\/\n#uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481 button{\n  display: inline-block;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n\/* end reset css. *\/\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481\" class=\"ue-social-buttons\">\n  <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-container\">\n    \n        \n    <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list\">\n      \n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481_item1\" class=\"ue-social-buttons-item elementor-repeater-item-4ff93b7\">\n  \n      <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item\" data-link-type=\"facebook\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n      <span class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon\"><i class='fab fa-facebook-f'><\/i><\/span>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481_item2\" class=\"ue-social-buttons-item elementor-repeater-item-fb638ce\">\n  \n      <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item\" data-link-type=\"whatsapp\" aria-label=\"Share on WhatsApp\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n      <span class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon\"><i class='fab fa-whatsapp'><\/i><\/span>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481_item3\" class=\"ue-social-buttons-item elementor-repeater-item-b46fe9e\">\n  \n      <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item\" data-link-type=\"twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on X\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n      <span class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon\"><i class='fab fa-twitter'><\/i><\/span>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481_item4\" class=\"ue-social-buttons-item elementor-repeater-item-6953d6c\">\n  \n      <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-link\" data-link-type=\"email\" aria-label=\"Share on Email\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n      <span class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/span>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_social_share_buttons_elementor_4d5d481_item5\" class=\"ue-social-buttons-item elementor-repeater-item-e461a7e\">\n  \n      <div class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-link\" data-link-type=\"linkedin\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n      <span class=\"ue-social-buttons-share-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i><\/span>\n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>  <\/div><\/div>\n<!-- end Social Share Buttons -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f4147 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03f4147\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e2f3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0e2f3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d965fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_post_list\" data-id=\"5d965fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_post_list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Post List -->\n\n<style>\/* widget: Post List *\/\n\n\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa{\n  display:grid;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .uc_post_list_image div{\n  background-size:cover;\n  background-position:center;\n}\n\n.uc_post_list .uc_post_list_box{\n\tposition: relative;\n\toverflow: hidden;\n\tdisplay: flex;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .uc_post_list_image{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0;\n  overflow: hidden;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .uc_post_list_image img{\n  width:100%;\n  height:100%;\n  display:block;\n  transition:0.3s;  \n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n\n.uc_post_list_title a{\n    position: relative;\n    z-index: 1;\n\tcolor: #333333;\n    display: block;\n}\n\n.uc_post_list_date{\n\tfont-size: 12px;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .uc_post_list_content{\n  display:flex;\n  flex-direction:column;\n  flex:1;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .uc_more_btn{\n  text-align:center;\n  text-decoration:none;\n  transition:0.3s;\n  position: relative;\n  z-index: 1;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .button-on-side{\n  display:flex;\n  align-items:center;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-grid-item-category{\n  display: flex;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-category a{\n  display:inline-block;\n  font-size:10px;\n  text-transform:uppercase;\n  white-space: nowrap;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-meta-data{  \n  display:flex;\n  flex-wrap: wrap;\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-grid-item-meta-data{\n      display:inline-flex;\n      align-items:center;\n}\n\n.ue-grid-item-meta-data{\n  font-size:12px;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon{\n  line-height:1em;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon svg{\n  width:1em;\n  height:1em;\n} \n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-debug-meta{\n  padding:10px;\n  border:1px solid red;\n  position:relative;\n  line-height:1.5em;\n  font-size:11px;\n  width:100%;\n}\n\n.uc-remote-parent .uc_post_list_box{\n\tcursor:pointer;\n}\n\n#uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa .ue-post-link-overlay{\n  display:block;\n  position:absolute;\n  top:0;\n  bottom:0;\n  right:0;\n  left:0;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"uc_post_list uc-items-wrapper \" id=\"uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa\"  >    \t\n  <div class=\"uc_post_list_box\" data-category=\"Latest news\">\n  \n  \t\t\n  \n    <div class=\"uc_post_list_content\">\n      <div class=\"uc_post_list_content_inside\">\n        \n                \n             \n        <div class=\"uc_post_list_title\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10079\" title=\"\u0d85\u0dba\u0dc4\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0d85\u0db1\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0db0\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dcf \u0d92\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0db6\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dba\u0dd4\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca: \u0dc3\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0da9\u0dd2\u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0ddd\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d8b\u0db4\u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dca\">\u0d85\u0dba\u0dc4\u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dab\u0dba \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dcf \u0d85\u0db1\u0dad\u0dd4\u0dbb\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0db0\u0dd3\u0dc0\u0dbb\u0dba\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dd3\u0db8\u0da7 \u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dd2\u0d9a \u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dc0\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc4\u0db8\u0dd4\u0daf\u0dcf \u0d92\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0db6\u0daf\u0dca\u0db0 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0dc4\u0dd9\u0dba\u0dd4\u0db8\u0d9a\u0dca: \u0dc3\u0ddd\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0da9\u0dd2\u0db1\u0db8\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0dc3 \u0db1\u0dd2\u0dba\u0ddd\u0da2\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d85\u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dad\u0dca\u0db1 \u0d9c\u0db8\u0d9c\u0dda \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dad\u0dcf\u0d9c\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0d8b\u0db4\u0daf\u0dd9\u0dc3\u0dca<\/a><\/div>                 \n        <div class=\"ue-meta-data\">\n  <div class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data\"><span class=\"ue-grid-item-meta-data-icon\"><i class='fas fa-calendar-week'><\/i><\/span>  August 1, 2026<\/div>               \n                \n            \n              \n              \n  \n      \n<\/div>      \n               \n                                  \n                \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n     \n       \n  \n   <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n  <div id=\"uc_post_list_elementor_5d965fa_empty_message\" class=\"ue-no-posts-found\"  style=\"display:none\" >No posts found<\/div>\n\n<!-- end Post List -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>03 June 2026 Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency \u00a0in Tokyo between the Minister of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10684,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[238],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"03 June 2026 Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency \u00a0in Tokyo between the Minister of [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/fisheries.gov.lk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"fish\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"fish\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"fish\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500\"},\"headline\":\"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682\"},\"wordCount\":334,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"news english\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682\",\"name\":\"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":1600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?p=10682#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500\",\"name\":\"fish\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"fish\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\\\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources","og_description":"03 June 2026 Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency \u00a0in Tokyo between the Minister of [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682","og_site_name":"Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources","article_publisher":"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/fisheries.gov.lk","article_published_time":"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"fish","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"fish","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682"},"author":{"name":"fish","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500"},"headline":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan","datePublished":"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682"},"wordCount":334,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg","articleSection":["news english"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682","url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682","name":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan - Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-06-03T09:39:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-04T09:44:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg","width":1200,"height":1600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?p=10682#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/","name":"Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/d317f275c1dc4f38908be9b1734ad500","name":"fish","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/513eafc862b8f40f5335cbfd08af6d13063767a4699dd037c1c456df8a381504?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"fish"},"url":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?author=4"}]}},"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg",1200,1600,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg",1200,1600,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg",1200,1600,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-225x300.jpeg",225,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-768x1024.jpeg",768,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2-1152x1536.jpeg",1152,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fisheries-Ministry2.jpeg",1200,1600,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"fish","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?author=4"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/?cat=238\" rel=\"category\">news english<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"03 June 2026 Special agreement with the Japanese government to provide technical employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates and support the modernization of the fisheries sector \u2013 Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar States in Japan A special policy-level discussion was held yesterday (02) at the Japan Fisheries Agency \u00a0in Tokyo between the Minister of&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10682"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10690,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10682\/revisions\/10690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fisheries.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}