Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said he was concerned about the fact that Russian and Chinese vessels had sailed around the Japanese archipelago since the middle of this month, saying that it could be a demonstration against Japan. I did.
The Ministry of Defense has confirmed that since mid-month, five Russian Navy vessels and three Chinese Navy vessels have sailed around the Japanese archipelago, following similar routes.
Regarding these trends, Minister of Defense Kishi said at a press conference in Cambodia that he visited, "Navigating around Japan on the same route in a short period of time is a display of the military presence of both Russia and China." I pointed out.
On that basis, he expressed his intention to pay close attention to the trends with concern, saying that it could be considered as a demonstration action against Japan.