On the 14th, a commemorative ceremony was held in Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture, which has designated January 14th as "Senkaku Islands Pioneering Day".
Ishigaki City holds a ceremony every year by setting January 14, which was decided by the Cabinet to incorporate the Senkaku Islands into the territory of Japan in 1887, as "Senkaku Islands Pioneering Day".
About 50 people attended the ceremony held at Ishigaki Civic Center on the 14th, only from the people involved in the city and prefecture to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus.
First, Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama of Ishigaki City said, "Last year, the city added the Senkaku to the name of the Senkaku Islands. We will request the government to land the Senkaku Islands in order to install a new administrative sign accompanying this change. ".
After that, Director Ginoza Aoi of the Yaeyama Office in Okinawa Prefecture read the ceremony of Governor Tamaki and said, "As Chinese public vessels repeatedly invade the territory, the prefecture will continue to work with related organizations so as not to give anxiety to the local people. I want to work together. "
Around the Senkaku Islands, a ship of the China Coast Guard repeatedly invaded the territorial waters offshore, and in October last year, one invasion lasted 57 hours, the longest time ever.
In addition, on the 14th, the China Coast Guard's vessels are activating their activities, such as showing movements approaching Japanese fishing vessels in the territorial waters.