On the 25th, the Japan Coast Guard conducted joint training with the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the United States Coast Guard on the assumption of dealing with suspicious ships off the coast of Kyushu.
It seems that the aim is to strengthen cooperation, keeping in mind that China is activating its activities around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
On the 25th, the Japan Coast Guard will conduct joint training with the Maritime Self-Defense Force to deal with suspicious vessels off the coast of Kyushu, confirming wireless communication, and each helicopter will take off and land in the form of replacing patrol vessels and escort vessels. Training was done.
In addition, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Coast Guard conducted similar training off the coast of Kyushu on the 25th, and confirmed the procedure for jointly tracking and stopping the ship on the assumption that a ship with suspicious movement was found in the territorial waters. ..
This is the third training with the Maritime Self-Defense Force, but it is the first time that it has been conducted three times a year, and it is also the first time that joint training with the United States Coast Guard has been conducted assuming a suspicious ship.
The Japan Coast Guard says that the training is not intended for a specific country, but officials said, "It will be important to strengthen cooperation when China escalate its activities in the future." It seems that the aim is to strengthen cooperation with each institution, keeping in mind that China is activating its activities around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.