Japan Coast Guard
Government agency
The Japan Coast Guard 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. Wikipedia
Agency executive: : Takahiro Okushima, Commandant
Child agency: Japan Coast Guard Academy
Fixed wings: 25
Formed: 1948; 76 years ago (as the Maritime Safety Agency); April 2000; 24 years ago (as the Japan Coast Guard)
Headquarters: 2-1-3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8976, Japan; 35°40′33″N 139°45′00″E / 35.67583°N 139.75000°E
Legal jurisdiction: Maritime law enforcement within Japan's EEZ
Motto: 正義仁愛; Righteous Benevolence