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Coast Guard upgrade under Japan's economic stimulus
Service getting new ships and aircraft to cope with increasing pressures from island disputes
A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship (right) sails around a Chinese patrol ship near the disputed islands in the East China Sea. Photo: Reuters
The first tranche of economic stimulus measures unveiled by the Japanese government on Friday will include billions of yen for new ships and aircraft for the Japan Coast Guard.
The cabinet approved a 423 billion yen (HK$41 billion) stimulus package as it tries to jump-start the national economy, which has slipped as a result of the effort required to get the country's northeast back on its feet after the earthquake and tsunami in March last year.