Japan Coast Guard
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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. The Japan Coast Guard was founded in 1948 as the Maritime Safety Agency and received its current English name in 2000.
Main building of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in Kasumigaseki, under which the Japan Coast Guard operates, and where it is headquartered
A SRT officer abseiling from an AS332L1 helicopter.
PM Abe and Adm Sato review the JCG fleet in honor of their 70th anniversary in 2018
Shikishima (PLH-31)
Fushin-sen
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Fushin-sen is a Japanese term that generally refers to any seaborne vessel that behaves suspiciously. In Japan, this term is often used to refer to North Korean vessels found in the waters near Japan which are suspected of criminal activity, such as poaching or smuggling.
Example of a fushin-sen: A North Korean ship exhibited at the Museum of Maritime Science. View from the stern (photographed in September 2003)
Anti-aircraft cannons from the Battle of Amami-Ōshima fushin-sen. Having heavy anti-aircraft and/or anti-tank weapons aboard is one of the signs of a fushin-sen type of ship.
The ship used by North Koreans during Amami-Ōshima exhibited in the Yokohama marine disaster prevention base.