Connected waters off Senkaku Four Chinese Coast Guard ships sail at 11:05 on December 14

According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, four ships of the Chinese Coast Guard are navigating the connected water area just outside the Japanese territorial waters.

As of 9:00 am on the 14th, two of the four vessels are sailing approximately 39 km east-southeast of Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands, and the other two are sailing approximately 41 km west-southwest of Taisho Island. We continue to warn and monitor the security headquarters to keep away from the territorial waters.