Japan’s coastguard budget for the year starting next April will exceed 210 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to help add five new large patrol ships to its fleet and increase the maritime law enforcement agency’s personnel by more than 200, Abe said.
The coastguard’s initial budget for this fiscal year, to March 2017, was 187.7 billion yen.
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