4 China Coast Guard ships enter the waters off Senkaku at 17:43 on December 20

Off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, on the afternoon of the 20th, four Chinese Coast Guard ships entered the connected water area just outside the territorial waters of Japan, and the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters continues to warn and monitor.

According to the Coast Guard Headquarters, it was confirmed that four ships of the China Coast Guard entered the connected water area off Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands from 3:00 pm on the 20th.

The four vessels are sailing from 37 km to 40 km north-northwest of Kuba Island in the Senkaku Islands as of 3:30 pm.