Japan Coast Guard
The Japan Coast Guard (Japanese: 海上保安庁, Hepburn: Kaijō Hoan-chō) is the coast guard responsible for the protection of the coastline of Japan under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It consists of about 13,700 personnel. The Japan Coast Guard was founded in 1948 as the Maritime Safety Agency and received its current English name in 2000.
| Japan Coast Guard 海上保安庁 Kaijō Hoan-chō | |
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Japan Coast Guard ensign | |
| Abbreviation | JCG |
| Motto | 正義仁愛 Righteous Benevolence |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1948 (as the Maritime Safety Agency) April 2000 (as the Japan Coast Guard) |
| Employees | 13,744 |
| Annual budget | 210,601,000,000 yen |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Japan |
| Operations jurisdiction | Japan |
| Legal jurisdiction | Maritime law enforcement within Japan's EEZ |
| Governing body | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8976, Japan 35°40′33″N 139°45′00″E |
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| Child agency | |
| Facilities | |
| Numbered regions | 11 |
| Ships | 379 |
| Fixed wings | 25 |
| Rotary wings | 46 |
| Website | |
| Official website (in Japanese) Official website (in English) | |
The motto of the Japan Coast Guard is "Righteous Benevolence" (正義仁愛, Seigi Jin'ai).
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