NAGOYA -- This year marks 25 years since the emergency number 118 for incidents and accidents at sea was introduced in 2000, yet over 90% of all nationwide calls are still nonurgent, such as prank ...

(Bloomberg) -- Cockpit voice recordings released Wednesday indicate Japanese coast guard pilots wrongly thought they could enter an active runway minutes before being struck by a Japan Airlines Co ...

In this photo released by the 1st Regional Japan Coast Guard Headquarters, rescuers attend a person found on a rocky area near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula in northern Japan of Hokkaido Sunday ...

Chinese coast guard vessels have been passing by Japanese-claimed waters for weeks in the East China Sea and China’s warships have been edging near Japan’s southwestern islands in recent days ...

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force's (MSDF) destroyer Akizuki sailed through the Taiwan Strait recently in an attempt to counter the growing Chinese influence in the region, local media reported ...

Japanese coast guard officials have been in Malaysia providing support to improve the abilities and effectiveness of their counterparts in Southeast Asian nations. The move is part of a push by ...

China on Monday urged Japan not to disrupt peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait following revelations over the weekend ...

Japanese official development assistance loans provided Manila with a fleet of 12 Coast Guard patrol ships for “maritime safety capability improvement” in the 2010s, according to a Japanese ...

The House of Representatives (DPR) has emphasized the importance of officially designating the Maritime Security Agency ...