The JCG is established as an affiliated agency of the MLIT, and has Regional Coast Guard Headquarters and Coast Guard Offices nationwide, which are operated centrally under the JCG Headquarters in Tokyo.
History
Inauguration of the Japan Coast Guard on May 1. 1948
At this time, Japan was under occupation immediately after WWII. Operations were limited at the onset for the Japan Coast Guard with limitations on the number of crew members, officers, and ships, and also such as ship speed. Such limitations resulting from the United Nations, although not a military entity, being careful in the organization of a units with maritime capabilities.
The Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11. 2011
Organizational chart
The JCG is established as an affiliated agency of the MLIT, and has Regional Coast Guard Headquarters and Coast Guard Offices nationwide, which are operated centrally under the JCG Headquarters in Tokyo.