Early in the morning of the 6th, two ships of the China Coast Guard invaded Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
As the vessels are also showing signs of approaching Japanese fishing vessels, the Japan Coast Guard has deployed patrol vessels around the fishing vessels to increase vigilance and continue to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
According to the 11th District Maritime Security Headquarters, two of the four China Coast Guard vessels sailing in the continental zone just outside Japan's territorial waters off the southern islets of the Senkaku Islands before 5 am on the 6th. It is said that the ship is invading the territorial waters and is approaching Japanese fishing boats.
The two vessels are sailing within Japanese territorial waters about 20 kilometers south of Minami Kojima as of 5 am.
The Japan Coast Guard Headquarters has deployed patrol boats around the fishing boats to increase vigilance and continue to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
This is the fourth time that a China Coast Guard ship has invaded Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands.