Connecting waters off the Senkaku Four ships of the China Coast Guard sail at 11:10 on February 20.

According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, four vessels from the China Coast Guard are sailing offshore of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, in a connection area just outside Japan's territorial waters.

As of 9:00 am on the 20th, two of the four vessels are sailing about 31 km northwest of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands, and the other two are sailing about 34 km northeast of Kuba Island. We continue to warn and monitor headquarters to keep out of territorial waters.