At a regular press conference, the Japan Coast Guard Secretary Takahiro Okushima said, "So far, around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture," in connection with China's enforcement of a law permitting the use of weapons by the Coast Guard, which is a maritime security action. There are no major changes in the movement of the CCG ships in the waters, "he said, and he continued to keep an eye on the trends.
According to the "Cast Guard Law," which stipulates the duties and authority of the China Coast Guard, which was enforced on the 1st of this month, weapons are used when foreign vessels engaged in illegal activities in the waters under the jurisdiction of China do not comply with the stop order. The use of the product is permitted, and there are concerns about the impact of its operation on Japan.
In the waters around the Senkaku Islands, navigation by the CCG ships continued almost every day even this month, and there were movements to approach fishing boats within the territorial waters of Japan.
In connection with this, Takahiro Okushima, Secretary of the Japan Coast Guard, said at a regular press conference that "the waters around the Senkaku Islands are still in an unpredictable and difficult situation." There is no significant change in the movement of the CCG's ships. "
On top of that, "We are strengthening our territorial waters security posture in case of various events. We are calm and calm so that we will not overlook even the slightest changes in the movement of the CCG ships. We will continue to respond at all, "he said, and expressed his intention to continue to monitor trends.