The Japan Coast Guard (海上保安庁, Kaijō Hoan-chō) is the coast guard of Japan.
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Japan Coast Guard
海上保安庁
Kaijō Hoan-chō |
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 Japan Coast Guard ensign |
| Abbreviation | JCG |
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| Motto | 正義仁愛
Righteous Benevolence |
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| Formed | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) (as the Maritime Safety Agency)
April 2000; 25 years ago (2000-04) (as the Japan Coast Guard) |
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| Employees | 13,744[1] |
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| Annual budget | 210,601,000,000 yen[1] |
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National agency
(Operations jurisdiction) | Japan |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Japan |
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| Legal jurisdiction | Maritime law enforcement within Japan's EEZ |
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| Governing body | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
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| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Agency executive | - Takahiro Okushima[2], Commandant
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| Child agency | - Japan Coast Guard Academy
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| Numbered Regions | 11 |
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| Ships | 379 |
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| Fixed Wings | 26 |
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| Rotary Wings | 46 |
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Official Site (in Japanese)
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The Japan Coast Guard has about 13,700 personnel and is responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is in charge of the coast guard. The Japan Coast Guard was founded in 1948.
The motto of the Japan Coast Guard is "Righteous Benevolence" (正義仁愛, Seigi Jin'ai).
