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![[Minister of Transport]](../images/j/jp~cg.gif) 
by Zachary Harden, 4 January 2021 
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The Japan Coast Guard is the successor of the Maritime Safety Agency with having their present name adopted in 2000. However, their flags was kept despite the name change.
![[Minister of Transport]](../images/j/jp~minlt.gif) 
by Zachary Harden, 4 January 2021 
![[Commandant]](../images/j/jp~cgc.gif) 
by Zachary Harden, 4 January 2021 
![[Chief, Regional Headquarters]](../images/j/jp~cgrc.gif) 
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![[Commander]](../images/j/jp~cg_c.gif) 
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![[Port Commander]](../images/j/jp~cport.gif) 
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![[Academy]](../images/j/jp_cgaca.jpg) 
image located by Zachary Harden, 4 January 2021 
![[Port Commander]](../images/j/jp~cg_rac.gif) 
image by Zachary Harden, 26 August 2025
Painted in blue on JCG patrol vessels, aircraft, and the like, this stylized letter "S" is the symbol of the JCG. The S-mark embodies the JCG's missions of security, search and rescue, safety, and surveying, as well as its key ideals of speed, smartness, smiles, and service. (Source) Specifications can be found here.
Nozomi Kariyasu, 26 August 2025