On the morning of the 14th, two ships of the China Coast Guard intruded into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
The two vessels are showing movements to approach Japanese fishing boats, and the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters is working to ensure the safety of the fishing boats and continues to warn them to leave the territorial waters immediately.
According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, just after 4:10 am on the 14th, two ships of the China Coast Guard entered Japanese territorial waters one after another off the coast of Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku Islands.
A Japanese fishing boat is operating in the nearby waters, and as of 4:30 am, the two boats are sailing in the territorial waters off the coast of Uotsuri Island and are showing movement to approach this fishing boat.
A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard Headquarters is working to ensure the safety of the fishing boat, and continues to warn the two boats to leave the territorial waters immediately.
Off the coast of the Senkaku Islands, a Chinese Coast Guard ship was intruding into the territorial waters from the 7th to the 8th of this month. This is the 17th case.