The Ocean Affairs Council, joined by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association (JTEA), the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), and the Australian Office Taipei (AOT) kicked off a hybrid Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF) workshop entitled Sustainable Oceans based on the Rule of Law on October 26. This was the first GCTF event held in Tokyo since its launch in 2015.