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Japanese firm admits to shortcomings that led to fatal capsizings

The coast guard is still investigating the incident to determine the probable causes and to identify the extent of responsibility of the parties involved. “In our position as the party responsible for managing the ov…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1468093/japanese-firm-admits-to-shortcomings-that-led-to-fatal-capsizings/

Japanese firm admits to shortcomings that led to fatal capsizings

The coast guard is still investigating the incident to determine the probable causes and to identify the extent of responsibility of the parties involved. “In our position as the party responsible for managing the ov…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Fukutsu(vessel) #HeiwaMaru(vessel) #incidents #japancoastguard #Japanese #Japanesenews #news
https://www.alojapan.com/1468093/japanese-firm-admits-to-shortcomings-that-led-to-fatal-capsizings/

https://www.alojapan.com/1468093/japanese-firm-admits-to-shortcomings-that-led-to-fatal-capsizings/ Japanese firm admits to shortcomings that led to fatal capsizings #Fukutsu(vessel) #HeiwaMaru(vessel) #incidents #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news The coast guard is still investigating the incident to determine the probable causes and to identify the extent of responsibility of the parties involved. “In our position as the party responsible for managing the overall travel itinerary, we sincerely acknowledge tha

https://www.alojapan.com/1468093/japanese-firm-admits-to-shortcomings-that-led-to-fatal-capsizings/ Japanese firm admits to shortcomings that led to fatal capsizings #Fukutsu(vessel) #HeiwaMaru(vessel) #incidents #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news The coast guard is still investigating the incident to determine the probable causes and to identify the extent of responsibility of the parties involved. “In our position as the party responsible for managing the overall travel itinerary, we sincerely acknowledge tha

https://www.alojapan.com/1465379/two-dead-after-two-tour-boats-capsize-off-okinawa-japan/ Two dead after two tour boats capsize off Okinawa, Japan #asia #Fukutsu(vessel) #HeiwaMaru(vessel) #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 Two people are confirmed dead after two sightseeing boats carrying 21 passengers and crew capsized within minutes of each other off the coast of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Monday, March 16, local news outlet The Asahi Shimbun has reported. Both incidents occurred in rough seas approximat

https://www.alojapan.com/1465379/two-dead-after-two-tour-boats-capsize-off-okinawa-japan/ Two dead after two tour boats capsize off Okinawa, Japan #asia #Fukutsu(vessel) #HeiwaMaru(vessel) #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #沖縄 Two people are confirmed dead after two sightseeing boats carrying 21 passengers and crew capsized within minutes of each other off the coast of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Monday, March 16, local news outlet The Asahi Shimbun has reported. Both incidents occurred in rough seas approximat

For Azusa Matsuura, the first woman to head the Japan Coast Guard School, one of the biggest obstacles in her career in the male-dominated service was her own self-doubt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/18/japan/society/japan-coast-guard-chief-glass-ceiling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japancoastguard #women039sissues

https://www.alojapan.com/1465318/2-dead-after-japanese-school-trip-boats-capsize-off-us-military-base-site-in-okinawa/ 2 dead after Japanese school trip boats capsize off US military base site in Okinawa #BilateralSecurityPact #Fukutsu #HeiwaMaru #Henoko #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #Kyoto #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #PeaceEducationProgramme #RelocationPlan #SecurityPact #UsBases #USMarineCorpsAirStationFutenma #WaveAdvisory #沖縄 Two boats carrying 21 people capsized on Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a US military base off Japan’s southern i

https://www.alojapan.com/1465318/2-dead-after-japanese-school-trip-boats-capsize-off-us-military-base-site-in-okinawa/ 2 dead after Japanese school trip boats capsize off US military base site in Okinawa #BilateralSecurityPact #Fukutsu #HeiwaMaru #Henoko #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #Kyoto #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #PeaceEducationProgramme #RelocationPlan #SecurityPact #UsBases #USMarineCorpsAirStationFutenma #WaveAdvisory #沖縄 Two boats carrying 21 people capsized on Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a US military base off Japan’s southern i

Since late last year, some Japanese officials have been discreetly urging fishermen around the Senkaku Islands — known as the Diaoyu in China — to steer clear of them to avoid escalating a diplomatic clash with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/china-senkaku-fishermen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #senkakus #disputedislands #chinajapanrelations #okinawa #ishigaki #japancoastguard #eastchinasea

Japanese and Chinese vessels engaged in a fresh standoff near the disputed Senkaku Islands on Tuesday, the two countries' coast guards have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/china-ships-territorial-waters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #senkakus #china #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard

The Japan Coast Guard on Monday spotted a Chinese marine survey ship in the Japanese exclusive economic zone off an island in Kagoshima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/china-survey-ship-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kagoshima #china #chinajapanrelations #amamioshima #japancoastguard

A Chinese survey ship was spotted within Japan's exclusive economic zone off Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/29/japan/china-ship-in-japans-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #kagoshima #japancoastguard #amamioshima

The Japan Coast Guard is struggling to secure enough personnel as it sees an expansion of its duties, including territorial sea patrols around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/japan-coast-guard-facing-staffing-difficulties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #senkakus #eastchinasea #jobs

Japan Coast Guard Makes Dramatic Sea Turtle Rescue

On July 28, the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu released a video. It shows officers freeing a sea turtle from an abandoned fishing net off Tsushima, Nagasaki. Lost or discarded fishing…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1350257/japan-coast-guard-makes-dramatic-sea-turtle-rescue/

Japan Coast Guard Makes Dramatic Sea Turtle Rescue

On July 28, the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu released a video. It shows officers freeing a sea turtle from an abandoned fishing net off Tsushima, Nagasaki. Lost or discarded fishing…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #7thregionalcoastguardheadquarters #CoastGuard #culture #environment #ghostgear #japancoastguard #Kitakyushu #news #seaturtle #Tsushima
https://www.alojapan.com/1350257/japan-coast-guard-makes-dramatic-sea-turtle-rescue/

https://www.alojapan.com/1350257/japan-coast-guard-makes-dramatic-sea-turtle-rescue/ Japan Coast Guard Makes Dramatic Sea Turtle Rescue #7thRegionalCoastGuardHeadquarters #CoastGuard #culture #environment #GhostGear #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #JapanNews #Kitakyushu #news #SeaTurtle #Tsushima On July 28, the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu released a video. It shows officers freeing a sea turtle from an abandoned fishing net off Tsushima, Nagasaki. Lost or discarded fishing gear, known as “ghost gear,” can cli

https://www.alojapan.com/1350257/japan-coast-guard-makes-dramatic-sea-turtle-rescue/ Japan Coast Guard Makes Dramatic Sea Turtle Rescue #7thRegionalCoastGuardHeadquarters #CoastGuard #culture #environment #GhostGear #Japan #JapanCoastGuard #JapanNews #Kitakyushu #news #SeaTurtle #Tsushima On July 28, the 7th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kitakyushu released a video. It shows officers freeing a sea turtle from an abandoned fishing net off Tsushima, Nagasaki. Lost or discarded fishing gear, known as “ghost gear,” can cli

A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters close to Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture, with one person sent to the hospital unconscious and several others reported missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/yacht-cargo-ship-collision-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #marineaccidents #japancoastguard

Four Chinese coast guard ships temporarily sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands within the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday afternoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/senkakus-china-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #naha #senkakuislands #china #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard #eastchinasea

Helicopters buzzed in the shadow of a smouldering volcano and boats rescued dummies from the sea this week in a show of maritime unity by Japan, the United States and the Philippines amid tensions with China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/21/japan/japan-us-philippines-coast-guard/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #usjapanrelations #philippinesjapanrelations #china #disputedislands #pla

https://www.walknews.com/907629/ 沖縄・石垣港を海上自衛隊と在日米海軍が事実上の拠点化 台湾有事を想定、抑止力向上図る | JAPAN Forward #HiroakiYonemori #IshigakiPort #izumo #JapanCoastGuard #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce #minesweepers #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #UsNavy #YaeyamaDefenseAssociation #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題

https://www.walknews.com/907629/ 沖縄・石垣港を海上自衛隊と在日米海軍が事実上の拠点化 台湾有事を想定、抑止力向上図る | JAPAN Forward #HiroakiYonemori #IshigakiPort #izumo #JapanCoastGuard #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce #minesweepers #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #UsNavy #YaeyamaDefenseAssociation #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題

https://www.walknews.com/907629/ 沖縄・石垣港を海上自衛隊と在日米海軍が事実上の拠点化 台湾有事を想定、抑止力向上図る | JAPAN Forward #HiroakiYonemori #IshigakiPort #izumo #JapanCoastGuard #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce #minesweepers #Taiwan #TaiwanContingency #UsNavy #YaeyamaDefenseAssociation #台湾 #政治・安全保障問題

An ambulance helicopter carrying a patient may have crashed off the coast of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sunday, leaving three of six people on board missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/06/japan/japan-ambulance-helicopter-crashes/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #tsushima #nagasakiprefecture

A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has for the first time made a port call in Japan, in a move experts say will set the stage for greater cooperation with regional partners as Ottawa ramps up efforts to tackle illegal fishing in the Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/02/japan/canada-coast-guard-japan/ #japan #canada #canadajapanrelations #oceans #fishing #japancoastguard #us #pacific

The Japanese coast guard has arrested the president of a tour operator on for a high-profile boating accident in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/japan/crime-legal/hokkaido-boat-operator-arrest/ #japan #crimelegal #shiretokoyuransen #marineaccidents #hokkaido #japancoastguard

The Japan Coast Guard is promoting work style reform for its members as it grapples with a declining number of applicants and its rising turnover rate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/22/japan/japan-coast-guard-work-style-reform/ #japan #japancoastguard #workstylereform

The Mexican national is believed to have drifted to the island in a canoe from Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, according to officials from the 11th Regional Headquarters of the Japan Coast Guard in Naha. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/18/japan/senkaku-mexican-man-rescued/ #japan #japancoastguard #senkakus

Two China Coast Guard ships entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/23/japan/china-coast-guard-senkakus/ #japan #senkakus #eastchinasea #defense #china #japancoastguard

Two Chinese coast guard ships that had been repeatedly intruding into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands since Thursday left the waters shortly after noon on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/22/japan/china-ship-senkaku-island-intrude/ #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #senkakuislands #eastchinasea #japancoastguard #disputedislands #ishigaki #okinawa

China Coast Guard regulations allowing it to detain foreign nationals suspected of trespassing in waters it claims for up to 60 days took effect Saturday, stoking fears of escalation amid rising tensions in the disputed South and East China Seas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/15/asia-pacific/china-coast-guard-law-arrest/ #asiapacific #china #philippines #southchinasea #senkakus #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard #chinacoastguard #disputedislands

The government plans to designate five airports and 11 ports in the country as facilities that can be used by the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard in ordinary times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/27/japan/defense-airports-ports-japan/ #japan #selfdefenseforces #japancoastguard #airports #ports

Yasuko Gotoh braved the attitudes and aggressions of Japan's government ministries early in her career before thriving in later roles and in the private sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/05/09/business/women-work-yasuko-gotoh/?utm_content=buffer3cd9b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #japancoastguard #mlit #womensissues #womenatwork