On Monday, the Japan Coast Guard said three Chinese maritime surveillance vessels entered Japanese territorial waters near the islands.
WSJ: Japan on Alert Over Submarines Near Its Territorial Waters
The Japan coast guard identified the trawler and its owner after Canadian officials provided the identification number on the hull of the ship.
CNN: U.S. Coast Guard sinks Japanese boat washed away by tsunami
The Japan Coast Guard identified the owner of the vessel after being contacted by Canadian officials, who were provided the identification number on the hull.
CNN: U.S Coast Guard sinks Japanese fishing trawler near Alaska
The exercise will be conducted in the southern port city of Busan and will include patrol ships and helicopters from Korean maritime police and the Japan Coast Guard.
While the Japan Coast Guard is responsible for protecting Japan's coastlines, the defense minister can order the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed for maritime security operations if the situation is considered beyond the coast guard's capabilities.
While the Japan Coast Guard is responsible for protecting Japan's coastlines, the defense minister can order the Self Defense Forces to be deployed for maritime security operations if the situation is considered beyond the coast guard's capabilities.
WSJ: Japan on Alert Over Submarines Near Its Territorial Waters
Part of the co-operation may include 10 new patrol vessels from Japan to boost the Philippine coast guard, as well as communication equipment, Mr Del Rosario said.
Coast Guard official Yasuhiko Oku said the captain had admitted being inside Japan's exclusive economic zone when he was stopped on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.
Last fall relations between Beijing and Tokyo reached their worst point in years after Japan detained the Chinese captain of a fishing boat that had collided with Japanese Coast Guard vessels in a disputed stretch of the East China Sea.
In September 2010, Japan held a Chinese trawler captain after his boat collided with Japanese coast guard ships near the isles.
He also included significant security-related logistical support in his fiscal stimulus package, is shifting security assets to Okinawa in southwestern Japan and is establishing a Coast Guard patrol group that will focus on monitoring Chinese probing in the disputed territory.
应用推荐