A Panamanian-registered tanker ran aground on an island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday but none of the crew were injured, the Japan Coast Guard said. All 18 crew members — 17 Myanmar nationals and a Taiwanese — on the 5,404-ton Sagan were rescued by helicopter ...
Japan Coast Guard to set up liaison body to help Southeast Asian counterparts deal with China
The Japan Coast Guard plans to establish an organization dedicated to helping Southeast Asian countries improve maritime safety, coast guard officials said, as Tokyo continues to respond to China's growing assertiveness at sea. The coast guard aims to build stronger ties with counterparts in the ...
U.S. military fighter jet crashes into Pacific off western Japan; search for pilot ongoing
A U.S. military F/A-18 fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Kochi Prefecture in western Japan on Wednesday afternoon, Japanese Defense Ministry officials said, adding that its pilot bailed out. The pilot's condition and affiliation were not immediately clear. Acting on a request from ...
SDF, Coast Guard, police hold drill to keep armed fishermen off remote islands
The Self-Defense Forces, Coast Guard and police have conducted their first joint drill to cope with illegal entry of armed fishermen on a remote island, a government source said. The exercise, which wasn't announced to the media, was held Friday on an island in Kagoshima ...
One in three Japan Coast Guard vessels is being used beyond its operational time limit, constraining the service’s abilities amid Chinese muscle-flexing around disputed islands.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he is open to the idea of holding exercises between the defense forces of his country and Japan. "Joint exercises? Yes, of course . . . No problem," Duterte told reporters while visiting the Japan Coast Guard's 3rd regional ...
Beijing thanks Tokyo for rescue after Chinese fishing boat collides with freighter near Senkakus
A collision between a Chinese fishing boat and a Greece-flagged merchant ship in the East China Sea Thursday led to the rescue operation.
As Japanese authorities prepare for the two-day summit of Group of Seven leaders in central Japan from Thursday, travelers and commuters have begun to see a heightened vigilance level in the capital with more uniformed officers on the streets and other security measures implemented. Although ...
The Japan Coast Guard introduces a new system to ensure that female employees do not have to give up their jobs to bear and raise children or undergo fertility treatment.
Japan Coast Guard plans system to control vessel traffic in bays during tsunami crises
The Japan Coast Guard plans to introduce a new system allowing it to control maritime traffic in crowded bays in times of tsunami disasters to prevent collisions and chaos, Coast Guard sources said Wednesday. The Coast Guard will seek revision of laws to set up ...
Four bodies were recovered from a wooden boat found entangled in a fishing net off Aomori Prefecture, the Japan Coast Guard said. The boat, spotted Wednesday, may have come from North Korea, according to the Aomori Coast Guard Office. The bodies were recovered Sunday. Measuring roughly ...
Japan Coast Guard member found dead after apparent murder of 9-year-old daughter
A 43-year-old Japan Coast Guard member has been found dead in what is believed to be a suicide after apparently killing his 9-year-old daughter Friday in Aichi Prefecture, police said Saturday. The police received an emergency call at around 9:55 p.m. the same day from ...
