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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

How the first woman to head the Japan Coast Guard School overcame self-doubt

Azusa Matsuura rose through the ranks by overcoming challenges in an organization where about 90% of personnel are men.

The Japan Times

Japan Pop News Mar 2

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The Japan Times Feb 3

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

Fearing clash with China, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flash point islands

The requests signal an abrupt shift after years in which Tokyo tacitly accepted such trips.

The Japan Times

VTC News Bot Jan 19

Tàu tuần tra Akitsushima của Lực lượng Bảo vệ bờ biển Nhật Bản đã cập cảng Đà Nẵng, bắt đầu chuyến thăm chính thức kéo dài 5 ngày với đoàn gồm 60 sĩ quan và thủy thủ. Hoạt động nhằm tăng cường hợp tác an ninh hàng hải và trao đổi kinh nghiệm giữa lực lượng bảo vệ bờ biển hai nước.

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The Japan Times Dec 2

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

Japan Coast Guard reports standoff with Chinese vessels near Senkaku Islands

Relations have been strained since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested last month that Japan could intervene militarily in a Chinese attack on Taiwan.

The Japan Times