Initially under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the responsibility for maintaining lighthouses came under the Maritime Safety Agency following World War 2. In 2006 Meshima Lighthouse became the last of Japan's 3,337 lighthouses to become automated.
Prior to World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy oversaw lighthouse maintenance. After the war, in 2006, Meshima Lighthouse was the final one among Japan's 3,337 lighthouses to become automated.