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disasters, etc. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport to race the To deal with such threats, Japan’s mari- child to Hokkaido. Because of all-out ef- time security system has been strength-

Japan Coast Guard

Looking back on your career at forts made in Japan, the boy successfully ened in the last 20 years. The number of the JCG, could you please tell us came out of the jaws of death. JCG staff members has increased from

By the Numbers what has been the most in? uential I was in charge of coordinating this approximately 12,200 to 14,000; patrol moment? emergency medical transport operations vessels, from 354 to 372; and aircraft,

As of April 2018, the JCG surface ? eet

One of the most impressive things that when I was young. I leaned what was from 69 to 83. In addition, information consists of 457 vessels as below:

I have experienced is the emergency believed impossible could become pos- and communication devices, weapons medical transport case on Feb. 28 1990 sible if we held passion and many people and other out? ts have been upgraded in

Types of ships Number in which a severely scalded child from helped us. quality, while legislation has also been

PLH (patrol vessels, large,

Sakhalin, former USSR. In Sakhalin, developed for law enforcement at sea. with helicopters) 14

PL (patrol vessels, large) 48 an infant suffered a serious scald by Could you please tell us what you Over the last 20 years, maritime secu-

PM (patrol vessels, medium) 38 hot water spilled on his entire body. As think has not changed and what rity organizations have been established

PS (patrol vessels, small) 33 it was beyond help of the local medical has changed greatly over the last and reinforced in many Asian econo-

FL (? re? ghting boats, large) 1 institutions, the infant’s mother asked a 20 years? mies. In order to support them, we have

PC (patrol craft) 69

Japanese businessman who happened We are facing more and more cases been providing assistance so that they

CL (craft, large) 169 to be in the city on business for medical having major impacts not only on safety can enhance their capacities, while part-

HL/HS (hydrographic survey) 13 treatment in Japan. As the Cold War was and security at sea, but also on national nerships and cooperation with them are

LM/LS (Aids to Navigation still on continue, it was worried that if security as well as regional peace and promoted in rapid manner. service vessels) 6

JCG airplane ? ew near the border air- stability. They include foreign govern- In contrast, the JCG has upheld the

Others 66 space of Sakhalin, it could be intercept- ment vessels invading Japan’s territorial spirit of ‘justice and humanity’ since it ed by scrambled Soviet ? ghter jets. On waters; growing number of foreign ships was established, which means never to

The JCG has 6,187 maritime service the following day, at a request from the conducting marine surveys; foreign ? sh- tolerate illegal activities, but will do its members, 225 of whom are women.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, a ing boats illegally ? shing in Japanese utmost to save lives and provide humani-

JCG plane crossed the border between EEZs and drifting/casting ashore: and pi- tarian assistance to people regardless of

Japan and USSR for the ? rst time since rates/ armed robberies/terrorist organiza- nationality. This sprit has been inherited the end of World War II and landed at tions acting ever more extensively. by all JCG service members. www.marinelink.com 59

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