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==History==
Founded in 1948 as the Maritime Safety Agency of Japan, its English name was changed to Japan Coast Guard in April 2000.<ref>[http://amstd.spb.ru/Library/samuels.pdf New Fighting Power!]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved on April 25, 2008.</ref> In 1950, the Maritime Safety Agency sent minesweepers to the Korean Peninsula under the United Nations flag during the [[Korean War]].
On December 22, 2001, JCG ships [[Battle of Amami-Ōshima|intercepted]] a Chinese-flagged vessel believed to be North Korean in origin, in the Japanese [[Exclusive Economic Zone]] between Kyushu and China. When the vessel failed to respond, she was fired upon by the JCG and an exchange of gunfire resulted. The unidentified vessel sank in the Chinese EEZ with all hands.<ref>[http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/info/books/report2003/special01/01_01.html 国境を守る海上保安庁.] {{ja icon}}</ref> The ship, later salvaged by the JCG, was found to be carrying weapons and spy equipment.<ref>[http://gunnzihyouronn.web.fc2.com/kousaku/kousakusenn.htm 北朝鮮 工作船.] {{ja icon}}</ref> The wreck and its contents were put on display at the [[Japan Coast Guard Museum Yokohama|Japanese Coast Guard Museum]] at Yokohama.<ref>[http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/03kanku/kouhou/jcgm_yokohama/index.html 海上保安資料館 横浜館-Japan Coast Guard Museum YOKOHAMA-.] {{ja icon}}</ref>
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* [http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/index.html Official Site] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/e/english.pdf Official site] {{en icon}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060424045932/http://www.jcga.ac.jp/wwwe/index.html JCG Academy Official Site] {{ja icon}}
* [http://thomasphoto.web.fc2.com/ship/jcg/ship_jcg.html Details of vessels on Thomasphoto] {{ja icon}}
* [http://www.vspg.net/jcg-ships-list.html Details of vessels on VSPG] {{ja icon}}
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