At dawn on the 20th, 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 have moved closer to Japanese fishing vessels, the Japan Coast Guard continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately while ensuring the safety of the fishing vessels.
According to the 11th Division Maritime Security Headquarters, around 4 am on the 20th, two ships of the China Coast Guard, which were navigating the connecting water area just outside the territorial waters of Japan, were one after another off the coast of Taisho Island in the Senkaku Islands. It is said that he invaded the territorial waters of Japan and showed a movement to approach Japanese fishing boats.
As of 4:20 am, the two vessels are sailing within the territorial waters of Japan, about 16 km south-southeast to about 21 km southeast of Taisho Island.
The Japan Coast Guard has patrol boats navigating around the fishing boats to ensure the safety of the fishing boats and continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
This is the 34th time that a China Coast Guard vessel has been confirmed to invade Japanese territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands since 16th this month.
Established the Government Office Countermeasures Office
It was confirmed that two ships of the China Coast Guard had invaded Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, and the government set up an "information communication room" at the crisis management center of the Prime Minister's Office at 3 am. At 1:51, we switched to the "Government Office Countermeasures Office" to collect information and monitor alerts.