Every year around February to April, Japan enters “Shunto”, which is a series of negotiations between employees via unions and the employers, during which Japan ports enter a total lockdown for the full 24 hours.
Shunto translates as “spring wage offensive.” The waterfront front is primarily lead by the Japan Harbor and Transportation Association (JHTA) on the one side and the National Federation of Dockworkers Union of Japan (Nikoren).
The strike will begin in the early morning of Sunday, April 17th and finish 24 hours later on the morning of Monday, April 18th.
This impacts all ports in Japan and all dockworkers and there will be a total lockdown for the full 24 hours.
Source: Safety4sea
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