On the afternoon of the 18th, two vessels of the Chinese Maritime Police Department that invaded Japan's territorial waters off the coast of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture continue to monitor Japanese fishing vessels fishing nearby. , The Maritime Security Headquarters is working to ensure the safety of fishing vessels and continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters.
According to the 11th Division Maritime Security Headquarters, after 3:50 pm on the 18th, two ships of the China Coast Guard invaded the territorial waters of Japan one after another, and as of 9 am on the 19th, about 5 km east of the South Island. It means that they are only monitoring in the waters about 3 km away from each of the Japanese fishing boats that are fishing.
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.