Japan Coast Guard Academy
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The Japan Coast Guard Academy (海上保安大学校 Kaijō Ho'an Daigakkō?) is a university established within the Coast Guard for the purpose of training students to become officers. It is located in Kure, Hiroshima prefecture.
Students have the status of public employees. They do not pay tuition; moreover, they receive a salary (in 2003, the amount was 138 000 yen per month). The National Defense Academy of Japan, the National Defense Medical College (防衛医科大学校 Bōei Ika Daigakkō), the Meteorological College (気象大学校 Kishō Daigakkō), and the Aeronautical Safety College (航空保安大学校 Kōkū Ho'an Daigakkō) also pay salaries to students.
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- Japan Coast Guard. Official website. Retrieved on May 14, 2006.
- Japan Coast Guard Academy. Official website. Retrieved on May 14, 2006.
- UMIZARU (The Sea Monkey) is a 2004 Japanese film related to the JCG. Official website. Retrieved on May 14, 2006.
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