{"id":2565,"date":"2025-05-20T06:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?page_id=2565"},"modified":"2025-05-20T06:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T21:32:16","slug":"vol-21-may-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/vol-21-may-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 21, May 15, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"l-post-content\">\n<style>\nbody {\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;\n    margin: 0;\n    padding: 0;\n    background-color: #fafafa;\n}\nh1, h2, h3, h4, th, td, p, div {\n    font-family: \"Helvetica\", sans-serif;\n}\ntable tr, table th, table td {\n    border: none;\n    padding: 0;\n    margin: 0;\n    font-weight: normal;\n}\n.c-table, .l-post-content table, #tinymce.post-type-post table, #tinymce.post-type-page table, #tinymce.post-type-symposium table, #tinymce.post-type-rips_eye table, #tinymce.post-type-activity_report table, #tinymce.post-type-monthly_seminar table, #tinymce.post-type-corporate_seminar table, #tinymce.post-type-research table, #tinymce.post-type-president_column table, #tinymce.post-type-tinymcetemplates table {\n    border: none;\n    padding: 0;\n    margin: 0;\n}\n.c-table > thead > tr > th, .l-post-content table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-post table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-page table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-symposium table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-rips_eye table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-activity_report table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-monthly_seminar table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-corporate_seminar table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-research table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-president_column table > thead > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-tinymcetemplates table > thead > tr > th, .c-table > tbody > tr > th, .l-post-content table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-post table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-page table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-symposium table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-rips_eye table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-activity_report table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-monthly_seminar table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-corporate_seminar table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-research table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-president_column table > tbody > tr > th, #tinymce.post-type-tinymcetemplates table > tbody > tr > th, .c-table > tbody > tr > td, .l-post-content table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-post table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-page table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-symposium table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-rips_eye table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-activity_report table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-monthly_seminar table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-corporate_seminar table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-research table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-president_column table > tbody > tr > td, #tinymce.post-type-tinymcetemplates table > tbody > tr > td {\n    border: none;\n    padding: 0;\n    margin: 0;\n}\nhr, .hr {\n    border: none;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #000;\n    margin-left: 0;\n    margin-right: 0;\n    max-width: none;\n    margin-top: 10px;\n    margin-bottom: 10px;\n}\ncenter {\n    word-break: break-all;\n}\ncenter .table-base {\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    : 100%;\n    margin: 0;\n    padding: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    background-color: #fafafa;\n}\ncenter .table-inner {\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    border: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    max-width: 600px;\n}\ncenter img {\n    max-: 240px;\n    width: auto;\n}\ncenter ul {\n    display: block;\n}\ncenter li {\n    display: block;\n}\n.table-box {\n    width: 100%;\n    overflow-x: auto;<\/p>\n<p>}\n.table-box table {\n    width: 100%;\n    display: block;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 450.0pt; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 6.75pt 0mm 0mm 0mm; background: cover no-repeat #ffffff;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 6.75pt 0mm 0mm 0mm; min-width: 100%;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100.0%; background: white; border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; min-width: 100%;\">\n<h1 align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center; line-: 25.2pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; color: #202020;\">Vol.21. May 15, 2025<\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 18.0pt;\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">What is happening in East Asian Maritime Security? The Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) publishes the biweekly newsletter, the information on maritime security relevant to East Asia and Japan&#8217;s territory.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 6.75pt 0mm 0mm 0mm;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\" style=\"background: white; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 0mm 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\">Statistical Data and Analysis (as of May 15)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem; padding: 1rem; background: #aeedf1;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 During this period, there have been various developments regarding maritime security in East Asia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Entering by Chinese Coast Guard vessels into the Japanese contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands have been confirmed on an ongoing basis. During this period, the intrusions into Japan&#8217;s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands also occurred intermittently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 On May 3, Japan&#8217;s Constitution Day, Chinese Coast Guard vessels intruded into Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, and a helicopter took off from the intruding Chinese Coast Guard vessels and violated Japanese airspace. This is the first time that a helicopter from a Chinese Coast Guard vessel has violated Japanese airspace around the Senkaku Islands. In the future, we need to be extremely vigilant against this type of airspace violation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 In recent years, a number of survey activities by foreign oceanographic research vessels without Japan&#8217;s prior consent or different from the contents of the prior consent have been confirmed in the waters surrounding Japan. The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has published a document summarizing the activities of such foreign oceanographic research vessels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 For more information;<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #337ab7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/files\/250512_tokuikodo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/files\/250512_tokuikodo.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VTU9aDOymd8JGSuZ-OcC-\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/files\/250512_tokuikodo.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">[Statistical Data as of May 15]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 3.75pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 0mm 13.5pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japan Coast Guard (JCG) daily updates the statistical data on the number of China Coast Guard vessels entering in the contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands and intruding into Japanese territorial waters. The below is from the website of JCG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">(<u><a style=\"color: #337ab7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rmblBYJV8jJv1MT9qGhme\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/<wbr \/>mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html<\/a><\/u>)<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Apr.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a name=\"m_7332603014815507278_m_-1738302690041840738__Hlk190259379\"><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Contiguous zone<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\"> <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Territorial<br \/>\nWaters <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">May.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Contiguous zone <u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">Territorial<br \/>\nWaters <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">2<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">May.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">9<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-left: 1pt solid windowtext; border-image: initial; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">15<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1pt solid windowtext; border-right: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: black;\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><u><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\"><u><\/u><span style=\"text-decoration: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><u><\/u><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">Date<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"margin-right: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: 12.0pt; text-align: center;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">Topics<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">4\/30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-95\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;ISHIBA&nbsp;Shigeru&#8217;<wbr>s&nbsp;Visit&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;(<wbr>Visit&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">1&nbsp;On&nbsp;April&nbsp;30,&nbsp;from&nbsp;2:40&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;<wbr>local&nbsp;time&nbsp;(3:40&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>time)&nbsp;for&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;45&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; minutes,&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>ISHIBA&nbsp;Shigeru&nbsp;visited&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>97m-class&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessel<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &#8220;Teresa&nbsp;Magbanua,&#8221;&nbsp;which&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;provided&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;yen&nbsp;loan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; project.<br \/>2&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Ishiba&nbsp;<wbr>expressed&nbsp;his&nbsp;appreciation&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;officers&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; Guard&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;in&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>safety&nbsp;activities.<br \/>3&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;he&nbsp;also&nbsp;gave&nbsp;<wbr>oversight&nbsp;to&nbsp;technical&nbsp;<wbr>guidance&nbsp;provided&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;Coast<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; Guard&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>officers&nbsp;dispatched&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&#8217;s&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; Corporation&nbsp;Team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Reference1)&nbsp;Provision&nbsp;of&nbsp;97m-<wbr>class&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessels<br \/>&nbsp; The&nbsp;purpose&nbsp;of&nbsp;providing&nbsp;two&nbsp;<wbr>97m-class&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in&nbsp;2022&nbsp;is&nbsp;to&nbsp;improve&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;quickly&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>appropriately&nbsp;carry&nbsp;out&nbsp;<wbr>offshore&nbsp;and&nbsp;coastal&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">rescue&nbsp;and&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;law&nbsp;<wbr>enforcement&nbsp;operations,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>thereby&nbsp;to&nbsp;contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>improve&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">maritime&nbsp;safety&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Republic&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Reference2)&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;Cooperation&nbsp;Team&nbsp;<wbr>(MCT)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;In&nbsp;order&nbsp;to&nbsp;support&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>improvement&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>safety&nbsp;capabilities&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>overseas&nbsp;coast&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">guard&nbsp;agencies,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;<wbr>Cooperation&nbsp;Team&nbsp;was&nbsp;<wbr>established&nbsp;in&nbsp;2017&nbsp;as<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a&nbsp;dedicated&nbsp;department&nbsp;<wbr>composed&nbsp;of&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;<wbr>officers&nbsp;with&nbsp;specialized&nbsp;<wbr>knowledge&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">advanced&nbsp;skills&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>dispatched&nbsp;to&nbsp;various&nbsp;<wbr>countries&nbsp;as&nbsp;experts&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>provide&nbsp;technical&nbsp;support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"325\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY5qhxfT70VQifoKDZLQggmCvpKBDSWnD_zaOR8RWIhEt1dEagbjHKG5NwJRUEbtiz8FssUTGDS1pRbaA-woFqjvF5qTu8MHeaSJaZDUgb4ONIKZaE9uJ6mON2Nk5Pxj9lNyfM=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/0009-3317e8322ce6.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-96\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/s_sa\/sea2\/ph\/pageite_000001_00953.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/s_sa\/sea2\/ph\/pageite_000001_00953.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1FQaJclO1OIW1f27siPqsz\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/s_sa\/<wbr>sea2\/ph\/pageite_000001_00953.<wbr>html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">4\/30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-97\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;April&nbsp;30,&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>Cabinet&nbsp;Office&nbsp;held&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;<wbr>meeting&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;expert&nbsp;panel&nbsp;(<wbr>chaired&nbsp;by<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Professor&nbsp;Noriko&nbsp;Yagasaki&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Tokyo&nbsp;Woman&#8217;s&nbsp;Christian&nbsp;<wbr>University)&nbsp;to&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;<wbr>measures&nbsp;to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">promote&nbsp;awareness&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Northern&nbsp;Territories&nbsp;issue.&nbsp;<wbr>With&nbsp;the&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;invasion&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Ukraine<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">disrupting&nbsp;visits&nbsp;to&nbsp;graves&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;exchanges&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;region,&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;hopes&nbsp;to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">attract&nbsp;more&nbsp;people&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>city&nbsp;of&nbsp;Nemuro&nbsp;and&nbsp;four&nbsp;towns&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;Hokkaido&nbsp;adjacent&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Northern&nbsp;Territories,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>thereby&nbsp;promote&nbsp;regional&nbsp;<wbr>development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;average&nbsp;age&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>former&nbsp;islanders&nbsp;is&nbsp;over&nbsp;89&nbsp;<wbr>years&nbsp;old,&nbsp;and&nbsp;passing&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>their&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">memories&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;younger&nbsp;<wbr>generation&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Yoshitaka&nbsp;Ito,&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;State&nbsp;for&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Northern&nbsp;Territories&nbsp;Affairs,&nbsp;<wbr>said&nbsp;at&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">meeting,&nbsp;&#8220;We&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>build&nbsp;an&nbsp;exhibition&nbsp;facility&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;adjacent&nbsp;area.&nbsp;We&nbsp;hope&nbsp;<wbr>you&nbsp;will<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">understand&nbsp;the&nbsp;passion&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>local&nbsp;residents&nbsp;and&nbsp;support&nbsp;<wbr>us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;was&nbsp;attended&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>experts&nbsp;in&nbsp;community&nbsp;<wbr>development&nbsp;and&nbsp;digitization&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">materials.&nbsp;Hokkaido&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Nemuro&nbsp;City&nbsp;also&nbsp;participated&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;observers&nbsp;and&nbsp;explained&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">current&nbsp;status&nbsp;of&nbsp;awareness-<wbr>raising&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>experts&nbsp;will&nbsp;compile recommendations<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in&nbsp;the&nbsp;future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;condemned&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;<wbr>invasion&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ukraine&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>began&nbsp;in&nbsp;February&nbsp;2022&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>imposed<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">sanctions.&nbsp;Exchange&nbsp;programs,&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;visits&nbsp;to&nbsp;graves,&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;not&nbsp;expected&nbsp;to&nbsp;resume.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Nikkei&nbsp;News&nbsp;(Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUA30B980Q5A430C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUA30B980Q5A430C2000000\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zNMSb7uUPoi8IfZG6l2ON\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/<wbr>article\/<wbr>DGXZQOUA30B980Q5A430C2000000\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">4\/30<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-98\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Y-9&nbsp;information&nbsp;<wbr>gathering&nbsp;aircraft flying&nbsp;from&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;<wbr>Ocean&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;island&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>April&nbsp;30. This&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;then&nbsp;circled,&nbsp;<wbr>turned&nbsp;and flew&nbsp;back&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>same&nbsp;area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;<wbr>scrambled&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"206\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaNPMqDkzN8ooC3z8kOc6Q-mUlOhxuptuyUc99gND2ukGJlkol7Eh6-zlEzQ6N9-4T9ABPzFui6YYWalBXGgN7XdfH9izaAiQEAXzOD3ktlMaIyRICzD15wH4P6RrVA1vNWO4o=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/000a-c86d791343c6.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-99\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250430_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250430_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw16vim-WOTWTtBP3MmdbeMG\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250430_01.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-100\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;learned&nbsp;that&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;<wbr>has&nbsp;notified&nbsp;countries&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;suspension&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201cright&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">innocent&nbsp;passage\u201d&nbsp;for&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>surrounding&nbsp;the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;<wbr>Territories&nbsp;and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;Kuril&nbsp;Islands,&nbsp;which&nbsp;has&nbsp;<wbr>been&nbsp;in&nbsp;effect&nbsp;since&nbsp;April&nbsp;16,<wbr>&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;extended&nbsp;until&nbsp;<wbr>midnight&nbsp;on&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">May&nbsp;17.&nbsp;Initially,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>suspension&nbsp;was&nbsp;set&nbsp;to&nbsp;expire&nbsp;<wbr>at&nbsp;midnight&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;United&nbsp;Nations&nbsp;<wbr>Convention&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Law&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;recognizes&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>free&nbsp;passage<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">through&nbsp;the&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;of&nbsp;another&nbsp;state&nbsp;as&nbsp;<wbr>long&nbsp;as&nbsp;it&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;threaten&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;security&nbsp;of<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;coastal&nbsp;state.&nbsp;On&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>other&nbsp;hand,&nbsp;a&nbsp;coastal&nbsp;state&nbsp;<wbr>may&nbsp;temporarily&nbsp;suspend&nbsp;<wbr>harmless&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">passage&nbsp;of&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>its&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>is&nbsp;essential&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>protection&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;own<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">security.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;Russia&nbsp;took&nbsp;similar&nbsp;measures&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;April&nbsp;and&nbsp;June&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>last&nbsp;year,&nbsp;and&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">afterward,&nbsp;in&nbsp;July,&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;<wbr>Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Yury&nbsp;Trutnev&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;other&nbsp;senior&nbsp;Putin&nbsp;<wbr>administration<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">officials&nbsp;visited&nbsp;the&nbsp;island&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;Etorofu.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Yomiuri&nbsp;Shimbun&nbsp;News&nbsp;(<wbr>Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/20250501-OYT1T50059\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/20250501-OYT1T50059\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620766000&amp;usg=AOvVaw33PA8gsdbu14Uf8cUnThIG\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/<wbr>politics\/20250501-OYT1T50059\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/1<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-101\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Maritime&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Forces&nbsp;(JMSDF)&nbsp;has&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Jangkai&nbsp;II&nbsp;class&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">frigate&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;530)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Sovremennyy&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>destroyer&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;136)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">sailing&nbsp;south&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>80km&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;of&nbsp;Kume-Jima&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">on&nbsp;May&nbsp;1.&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;has&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;these&nbsp;two&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>sailing&nbsp;south&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">between&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;island&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"215\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nbgckh6un_iB9uDot8DiQ4yCqGatJjcnd-dxA-zjzseErDTtDdoIUcnCxc0udSnQXiMt_i6Ei-Vj3uQGKUV-sXMNIerYcPOzuZsMw0qpkfC7IRJMqDnvo1AmLy6jsAL-VnKadc=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/000b-03e69a22d80f.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-102\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250501_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250501_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0lkNdidrBCh70nmU_AhqRm\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250501_01.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-103\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;China&nbsp;appears&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>constructing&nbsp;a&nbsp;dual-use&nbsp;ship&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;could&nbsp;play&nbsp;an&nbsp;important&nbsp;<wbr>role in&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a&nbsp;possible&nbsp;future&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<wbr>contingency,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Yomiuri&nbsp;<wbr>Shimbun&nbsp;has&nbsp;learned&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>an&nbsp;analysis<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">of&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;images.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>deck&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;built&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>cargo&nbsp;ship&nbsp;in&nbsp;Guangzhou,&nbsp;<wbr>Guangdong<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Province.&nbsp;This&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;could&nbsp;<wbr>be&nbsp;used&nbsp;for&nbsp;ocean&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;other&nbsp;purposes&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>peacetime,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">but&nbsp;it&nbsp;appears&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>military&nbsp;could&nbsp;also&nbsp;use&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;landing&nbsp;ship&nbsp;to&nbsp;carry&nbsp;<wbr>personnel&nbsp;and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">weapons&nbsp;or&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;<wbr>surveillance&nbsp;activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;military&nbsp;intends&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;phase&nbsp;in&nbsp;civilian&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;can&nbsp;easily&nbsp;and&nbsp;cheaply&nbsp;<wbr>be&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">modified&nbsp;to&nbsp;supplement&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>transport&nbsp;capacity,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>currently&nbsp;lacking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;dual-use&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;is&nbsp;being&nbsp;<wbr>constructed&nbsp;in&nbsp;Guangzhou\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>Nansha&nbsp;District,&nbsp;where&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>company&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">affiliated&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>state-owned&nbsp;shipbuilding&nbsp;<wbr>giant&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;shipyard. Satellite&nbsp;images&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">taken&nbsp;on&nbsp;Oct.&nbsp;23&nbsp;last&nbsp;year&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>Planet&nbsp;Labs&nbsp;PBC,&nbsp;a&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;space&nbsp;<wbr>firm&nbsp;that&nbsp;operates&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">observation&nbsp;satellites,&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;the&nbsp;ship&nbsp;was&nbsp;moored&nbsp;<wbr>at&nbsp;that&nbsp;location.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Images&nbsp;taken&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;<wbr>operated&nbsp;by&nbsp;Maxar&nbsp;<wbr>Technologies&nbsp;Inc.,&nbsp;a&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;<wbr>space&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">development&nbsp;company,&nbsp;on&nbsp;March&nbsp;<wbr>21&nbsp;this&nbsp;year&nbsp;also&nbsp;captured&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;vessel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;An&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;images&nbsp;<wbr>by&nbsp;The&nbsp;Yomiuri&nbsp;Shimbun&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Institute&nbsp;for&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">National&nbsp;Fundamentals&nbsp;<wbr>revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;photo&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;<wbr>identical&nbsp;ship&nbsp;was&nbsp;posted&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;Chinese<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">military-related&nbsp;website&nbsp;<wbr>around&nbsp;November.&nbsp;This&nbsp;website&nbsp;<wbr>frequently&nbsp;posts&nbsp;photos&nbsp;of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese&nbsp;military&nbsp;ships&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>other&nbsp;equipment,&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>closely&nbsp;monitored&nbsp;by&nbsp;Self-<wbr>Defense&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Forces&nbsp;officials.&nbsp;The&nbsp;ship&nbsp;<wbr>does&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;the&nbsp;type&nbsp;given&nbsp;to&nbsp;military&nbsp;<wbr>vessels,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;the&nbsp;name&nbsp;written&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>ship&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>private&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;institute,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>public&nbsp;interest&nbsp;incorporated&nbsp;<wbr>foundation,&nbsp;believes&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>highly&nbsp;possible<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;privately&nbsp;<wbr>operated&nbsp;in&nbsp;peacetime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;ship&nbsp;is&nbsp;about&nbsp;40&nbsp;meters&nbsp;<wbr>wide&nbsp;and&nbsp;about&nbsp;200&nbsp;meters&nbsp;<wbr>long.&nbsp;The&nbsp;vessel\u2019s&nbsp;shape&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>similar<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;an&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;carrier,&nbsp;but&nbsp;<wbr>it&nbsp;is&nbsp;shorter&nbsp;than&nbsp;China\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>three&nbsp;carriers,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;<wbr>more&nbsp;than&nbsp;300<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">meters&nbsp;long.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Given&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;<wbr>long&nbsp;enough&nbsp;to&nbsp;launch&nbsp;fighter&nbsp;<wbr>jets,&nbsp;its&nbsp;role&nbsp;appears&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">mother&nbsp;ship&nbsp;for&nbsp;helicopters,&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;for&nbsp;small&nbsp;drones&nbsp;<wbr>capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;taking&nbsp;off&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>short&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">runway.&nbsp;It&nbsp;seems&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;will&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;ocean&nbsp;<wbr>surveys&nbsp;and&nbsp;exploration&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>times&nbsp;of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">peace&nbsp;but&nbsp;be&nbsp;operated&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>landing&nbsp;ship&nbsp;and&nbsp;used&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>drones&nbsp;engaged&nbsp;in&nbsp;attacks&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">collecting&nbsp;information&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>event&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;contingency.&nbsp;China\u2019<wbr>s&nbsp;military&nbsp;has&nbsp;a&nbsp;shortage&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>such&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ships.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Nothing&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;written&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;deck&nbsp;as&nbsp;of&nbsp;October.&nbsp;<wbr>However,&nbsp;the&nbsp;images&nbsp;taken&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>March<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">showed&nbsp;that&nbsp;white&nbsp;lines&nbsp;had&nbsp;<wbr>been&nbsp;painted&nbsp;there,&nbsp;including&nbsp;<wbr>markings&nbsp;for&nbsp;two&nbsp;helipads.&nbsp;<wbr>The&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ship&nbsp;also&nbsp;was&nbsp;moored&nbsp;about&nbsp;<wbr>600&nbsp;meters&nbsp;from&nbsp;its&nbsp;previous&nbsp;<wbr>location.&nbsp;There&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;high&nbsp;<wbr>possibility<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;ship&nbsp;is&nbsp;already&nbsp;<wbr>conducting&nbsp;shakedown&nbsp;cruises.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cChina,&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;guise&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>military-civilian&nbsp;integration,<wbr>&nbsp;is&nbsp;bolstering&nbsp;its&nbsp;system&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;enables<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">merchant&nbsp;ships&nbsp;to&nbsp;supplement&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;military\u2019s&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>transport&nbsp;capacity,\u201d&nbsp;said&nbsp;<wbr>Tomohisa&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Takei,&nbsp;a&nbsp;Planning&nbsp;Committee&nbsp;<wbr>member&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;institute&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>former&nbsp;chief&nbsp;of&nbsp;staff&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Maritime&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;Force.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Takei&nbsp;also&nbsp;suggested&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;possibly&nbsp;being&nbsp;<wbr>constructed&nbsp;as&nbsp;an&nbsp;experiment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\u201cCalculations&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>pace&nbsp;at&nbsp;which&nbsp;merchant&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;are&nbsp;constructed&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;shipyard<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">suggest&nbsp;China&nbsp;could&nbsp;build&nbsp;<wbr>about&nbsp;10&nbsp;of&nbsp;these&nbsp;ships&nbsp;per&nbsp;<wbr>year,\u201d&nbsp;Takei&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Stealth&nbsp;craft&nbsp;capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>unmanned&nbsp;operation&nbsp;also&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>detected&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;dual-use&nbsp;<wbr>ship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">It&nbsp;appears&nbsp;that&nbsp;military&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;also&nbsp;are&nbsp;being&nbsp;built&nbsp;<wbr>at&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;shipyard.&nbsp;The&nbsp;use&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">unmanned&nbsp;boats&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;put&nbsp;<wbr>human&nbsp;crews&nbsp;at&nbsp;risk,&nbsp;so&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>possible&nbsp;that&nbsp;China&nbsp;would&nbsp;<wbr>deploy them&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;front&nbsp;line&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>should&nbsp;move&nbsp;against&nbsp;Taiwan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"191\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYmNx9fk14Zygw6GGNidWJchE9nbTUMqNn-CMP-OFT4A1EJYYgpG5YrdLWUVG7uhBv1lWBEO6cZWolOm0S0C2blhWRBrnWcxnHQXLdEU04Id_1jlmrN_idqVbmaIYZky4P0nyI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/000c-9ae39395abe0.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-104\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">The JAPAN NEWS by the Yomiuri Shimbun (English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/defense-security\/20250502-252303\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/defense-security\/20250502-252303\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0JzixrBEMCU0zI4O6rlrfQ\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.<wbr>jp\/politics\/defense-security\/<wbr>20250502-252303\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-105\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;From&nbsp;12:21&nbsp;to&nbsp;12:36&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;3,<wbr>&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;have&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;flying,&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;had&nbsp;taken&nbsp;off&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;2303)&nbsp;that&nbsp;had&nbsp;<wbr>intruded&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;In&nbsp;response,&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;are&nbsp;<wbr>demanding&nbsp;the&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>leave&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japanese&nbsp;airspace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Coast Guard<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-106\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of Defense\n  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;From&nbsp;12:21&nbsp;to&nbsp;12:36&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;3,<wbr>&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessels have confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;flying,&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;had&nbsp;taken&nbsp;off&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;(<wbr>hull&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">number&nbsp;2303)&nbsp;that&nbsp;had&nbsp;<wbr>intruded&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;<wbr>scrambled&nbsp;to&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/news\/2025\/05\/03a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/news\/2025\/05\/03a.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2pTp3jb-4rdJqXBIbLREPr\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/<wbr>news\/2025\/05\/03a.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-107\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Protest&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Intrusion&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;Vessel\u2019s&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;<wbr>into&nbsp;Japan\u2019s<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Territorial&nbsp;Airspace<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;It&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;May&nbsp;3,&nbsp;around&nbsp;12&nbsp;p.m.,&nbsp;<wbr>four&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">entered&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands,&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;<wbr>launched&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">from&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;airspace&nbsp;<wbr>around<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;islands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Following&nbsp;this&nbsp;incident,&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;same&nbsp;day&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;afternoon,<wbr>&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;KANAI&nbsp;Masaaki,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Director-General&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Asian&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;Oceanian&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;Bureau,&nbsp;<wbr>summoned&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Zhao&nbsp;Baogang,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Acting&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Mission&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Embassy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>People\u2019s&nbsp;Republic&nbsp;of&nbsp;China,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;issued<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a&nbsp;very&nbsp;severe&nbsp;protest&nbsp;<wbr>concerning&nbsp;the&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&#8217;s&nbsp;actions,&nbsp;which&nbsp;<wbr>infringe&nbsp;upon&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;sovereignty,&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;<wbr>urging&nbsp;the&nbsp;Government&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;similar&nbsp;<wbr>acts&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">do&nbsp;not&nbsp;recur.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01228.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01228.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0EhBwKIOEt1mml7mHqm2AY\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01228.<wbr>html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-108\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Protest&nbsp;by&nbsp;Vice-Minister&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>Foreign&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;FUNAKOSHI&nbsp;<wbr>Takehiro&nbsp;to&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Ambassador<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;Jianghao<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;May&nbsp;3&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;afternoon,&nbsp;<wbr>Mr.&nbsp;Funakoshi&nbsp;Takehiro,&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;for&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan,&nbsp;reiterated&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;<wbr>protest&nbsp;to&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;Jianghao,&nbsp;<wbr>Ambassador&nbsp;of&nbsp;China&nbsp;to&nbsp;Japan,&nbsp;<wbr>over<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;intrusion&nbsp;of&nbsp;four&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>around&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Senkaku&nbsp;Islands,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>violation&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;airspace&nbsp;by&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>helicopter&nbsp;launched<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">from&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;<wbr>urging&nbsp;the&nbsp;Government&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ensure&nbsp;that&nbsp;similar&nbsp;acts&nbsp;do&nbsp;<wbr>not&nbsp;recur.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01230.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01230.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0RYWbmOPkzLsVwy5JVLTlb\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01230.<wbr>html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-109\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;<wbr>says&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>helicopter&nbsp;briefly&nbsp;entered&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">airspace&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands&nbsp;in&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;Saturday&nbsp;afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;controls&nbsp;the&nbsp;islands.&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;claim&nbsp;them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;officials&nbsp;say&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrollers&nbsp;first&nbsp;<wbr>detected&nbsp;an&nbsp;official&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>vessel<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">entering&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>about&nbsp;22&nbsp;kilometers&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>islands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;They&nbsp;say&nbsp;a&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;then&nbsp;<wbr>took&nbsp;off&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>ship&nbsp;and&nbsp;flew&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">airspace&nbsp;for&nbsp;about&nbsp;15&nbsp;minutes.<wbr>&nbsp;Officials&nbsp;say&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;<wbr>Self-Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;scrambled<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">fighter&nbsp;jets,&nbsp;but&nbsp;did&nbsp;not&nbsp;use&nbsp;<wbr>weapons&nbsp;or&nbsp;signal&nbsp;flares.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;officials&nbsp;believe&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;side&nbsp;was&nbsp;reacting&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;small&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;civilian&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft&nbsp;flying<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">near&nbsp;the&nbsp;islands&nbsp;moments&nbsp;<wbr>earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>maintains&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;an&nbsp;inherent&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&#8217;<wbr>s<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">territory,&nbsp;in&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>history&nbsp;and&nbsp;international&nbsp;law.<wbr>&nbsp;It&nbsp;says&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;no&nbsp;issue&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>sovereignty<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;be&nbsp;resolved&nbsp;over&nbsp;them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;<wbr>says&nbsp;it&nbsp;has&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;<wbr>protest&nbsp;with&nbsp;China&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>diplomatic<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">channels&nbsp;and&nbsp;strongly&nbsp;urged&nbsp;<wbr>Beijing&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>recurrence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Vice&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>Funakoshi&nbsp;Takehiro&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>similar&nbsp;protest&nbsp;with&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>Ambassador<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;Japan,&nbsp;Wu&nbsp;Jianghao.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;time&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;have&nbsp;<wbr>violated&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;airspace.&nbsp;<wbr>Three&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">incursions&nbsp;took&nbsp;place&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Senkaku&nbsp;Islands,&nbsp;but&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>government<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">helicopter&nbsp;was&nbsp;involved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;remain&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;alert,&nbsp;as&nbsp;official&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">vessels&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>just&nbsp;outside&nbsp;the&nbsp;islands&#8217;&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;almost&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;daily&nbsp;basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK&nbsp;World&nbsp;(English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250504_01\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250504_01\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0setQOHktZByUq0R1lO3d6\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250504_01\/<wbr>index.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-110\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Courtesy&nbsp;Call&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;<wbr>Minister<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">of&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">1&nbsp;Courtesy&nbsp;Call&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;May&nbsp;4,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;at&nbsp;8:30&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;<wbr>local&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>Nakatani&nbsp;paid&nbsp;a&nbsp;courtesy&nbsp;call&nbsp;<wbr>on<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>SriLanka,&nbsp;H.E.&nbsp;Ms.&nbsp;<wbr>Amarasuriya&nbsp;in&nbsp;Colombo,&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;<wbr>Lanka.&nbsp;The&nbsp;meeting<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">lasted&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;30&nbsp;<wbr>minutes.<br \/>(2)&nbsp;Both&nbsp;sides&nbsp;reaffirmed&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>importance&nbsp;of&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>trengthening&nbsp;a&nbsp;free&nbsp;and&nbsp;open<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">maritime&nbsp;order&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>rules&nbsp;of&nbsp;law,&nbsp;in&nbsp;light&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>increasingly&nbsp;complex&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>unpredictable<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">regional&nbsp;and&nbsp;global&nbsp;security&nbsp;<wbr>environment.&nbsp;They&nbsp;also&nbsp;<wbr>expressed&nbsp;their&nbsp;shared&nbsp;<wbr>commitment&nbsp;to<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">enhancing&nbsp;the&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;<wbr>defense&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;peace,&nbsp;<wbr>stability,&nbsp;and&nbsp;prosperity<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Indo-Pacific&nbsp;region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">2&nbsp;Meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;<wbr>Lanka<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;May&nbsp;4,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;at&nbsp;9:40&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;<wbr>local&nbsp;time,&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Nakatani&nbsp;<wbr>held&nbsp;a&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka\u2019<wbr>s<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Deputy&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense,&nbsp;<wbr>Mr.&nbsp;Jayasekara&nbsp;in&nbsp;Colombo,&nbsp;<wbr>Sri&nbsp;Lanka.&nbsp;The&nbsp;discussion&nbsp;<wbr>lasted<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">approximately&nbsp;60&nbsp;minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(1)&nbsp;At&nbsp;the&nbsp;beginning&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>meeting,&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Nakatani&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>Jayasekara&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">agreed&nbsp;that,&nbsp;in&nbsp;light&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>increasingly&nbsp;complex&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>unpredictable&nbsp;regional&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>global&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">security&nbsp;environment,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>essential&nbsp;to&nbsp;further&nbsp;<wbr>strengthen&nbsp;the&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;<wbr>partnership,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">particularly&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;field&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>defense,&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;prosperity&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;both&nbsp;nations&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>broader&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Indo-Pacific&nbsp;region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(2)&nbsp;Both&nbsp;sides&nbsp;exchanged&nbsp;<wbr>views&nbsp;on&nbsp;regional&nbsp;security&nbsp;<wbr>situations&nbsp;including&nbsp;<wbr>developments&nbsp;in&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;South&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;Seas,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;<wbr>Nakatani&nbsp;explained&nbsp;that&nbsp;there&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">serious&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;regarding&nbsp;<wbr>unilateral&nbsp;attempts&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;status&nbsp;quo.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(3)&nbsp;Both&nbsp;sides&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>enhance&nbsp;cooperation&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>coordination&nbsp;across&nbsp;all&nbsp;units\u2014<wbr>land,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">maritime,&nbsp;and&nbsp;air\u2014to&nbsp;promote&nbsp;<wbr>inter-service&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;elevate&nbsp;bilateral defense<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ties&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;higher&nbsp;level.&nbsp;<wbr>Specifically,&nbsp;both&nbsp;sides&nbsp;<wbr>agreed&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;following;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">About&nbsp;the&nbsp;ground&nbsp;forces,&nbsp;<wbr>JGSDF&nbsp;will&nbsp;invite&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;an&nbsp;observer&nbsp;to&nbsp;several&nbsp;<wbr>practical&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">disaster&nbsp;management&nbsp;exercises&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;engage&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>mutual&nbsp;knowledge-sharing<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">on&nbsp;disaster&nbsp;response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">About&nbsp;the&nbsp;naval&nbsp;forces,&nbsp;both&nbsp;<wbr>sides&nbsp;will&nbsp;organize&nbsp;a&nbsp;seminar&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Law&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;during<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">upcoming&nbsp;port&nbsp;calls&nbsp;by&nbsp;JMSDF\u2019<wbr>s&nbsp;vessel.<br \/>About&nbsp;the&nbsp;air&nbsp;forces,&nbsp;both&nbsp;<wbr>sides&nbsp;will&nbsp;expand&nbsp;operational&nbsp;<wbr>knowledge-sharing&nbsp;through new&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">capacity&nbsp;building&nbsp;support,&nbsp;<wbr>focusing&nbsp;on&nbsp;air&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>aeromedical&nbsp;transport.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/05\/965f989c8c732793ff54da84316622e5d769c5ed.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/05\/965f989c8c732793ff54da84316622e5d769c5ed.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GadrKNOeNC30qK8kHy8Sw\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/<wbr>article\/2025\/05\/<wbr>965f989c8c732793ff54da84316622<wbr>e5d769c5ed.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-111\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan-India&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Ministerial&nbsp;Meeting&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;May&nbsp;5,&nbsp;commencing&nbsp;at&nbsp;11:<wbr>15&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;(local&nbsp;time),&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>approximately&nbsp;90&nbsp;minutes,&nbsp;<wbr>Minister<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Nakatani&nbsp;held&nbsp;a&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Ministerial&nbsp;Meeting&nbsp;with&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;in&nbsp;New&nbsp;Delhi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">2&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Nakatani&nbsp;stated&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;growing&nbsp;importance&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>necessity&nbsp;of&nbsp;enhancing&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;in&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;India,&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;share&nbsp;the&nbsp;ideal&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>realizing<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">peace&nbsp;and&nbsp;prosperity&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Indo-Pacific&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;rule&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>law,&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;recent&nbsp;<wbr>regional&nbsp; and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">international&nbsp;situation&nbsp;<wbr>surrounding&nbsp;both&nbsp;countries&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>becoming&nbsp;more&nbsp;complex&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>uncertain<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">rapidly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">3&nbsp;Considering&nbsp;this&nbsp;situation,&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;ministers&nbsp;concurred&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>importance&nbsp;to&nbsp;create&nbsp;a&nbsp;large&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">synergy in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Indo-Pacific&nbsp;region&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>enhancing&nbsp;the&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;<wbr>among&nbsp;initiatives&nbsp;led by<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">each&nbsp;country&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<wbr>side.&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Nakatani&nbsp;<wbr>suggested&nbsp;to&nbsp;proceed&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">collaboration&nbsp;as&nbsp;\u201cJapan&nbsp;India&nbsp;<wbr>(India&nbsp;Japan)&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Indo-<wbr>Pacific&nbsp;region&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(JIDIP\/&nbsp;IJDIP)\u201d&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>both&nbsp;defense&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>now&nbsp;on,&nbsp;and&nbsp;materialize&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">specific&nbsp;cooperation&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>collaboration&nbsp;with&nbsp;under&nbsp;it.&nbsp;<wbr>As&nbsp;response,&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;<wbr>welcomed<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;suggestion,&nbsp;and&nbsp;stated&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>discuss&nbsp;specifically&nbsp;about&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;content&nbsp;from&nbsp;now&nbsp;on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">4&nbsp;Under&nbsp;this&nbsp;perspective,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>ministers&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;discussing&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;the&nbsp;following&nbsp;items&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>specific:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;expand&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;and&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;<wbr>among&nbsp;military&nbsp;services,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>propose&nbsp;to<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; establish&nbsp;a&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;framework&nbsp;<wbr>from&nbsp;comprehensive&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>integrated&nbsp;point&nbsp;of&nbsp;view&nbsp;for<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; coordination&nbsp;and&nbsp;task&nbsp;<wbr>management.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;expanding&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;deepening&nbsp;collaboration&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;exercises&nbsp;and&nbsp;trainings&nbsp;<wbr>conducted<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by&nbsp;both&nbsp;countries&nbsp;including&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;exercise&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>Dharma&nbsp;Guardian\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to&nbsp;collaborate&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>aspect&nbsp;of&nbsp;protecting&nbsp;sea&nbsp;<wbr>lines&nbsp;of&nbsp;communication&nbsp;aiming&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;ensure<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the&nbsp;security&nbsp;of&nbsp;sea&nbsp;lanes&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;is&nbsp;vital&nbsp;for&nbsp;not&nbsp;only&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;India&nbsp;but&nbsp;also&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; region&nbsp;and&nbsp;international&nbsp;<wbr>community.&nbsp;Moreover,&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>deepen&nbsp;Japan-India&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; collaboration&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;<wbr>East&nbsp;Asia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/05\/6042f488129e22fef5b5b180eb6ca9222bc92356.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/05\/6042f488129e22fef5b5b180eb6ca9222bc92356.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1wA8wjXlsesX7aoFAwldx1\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/<wbr>article\/2025\/05\/<wbr>6042f488129e22fef5b5b180eb6ca9<wbr>222bc92356.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-112\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>says&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;has&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;&#8220;illegal&nbsp;<wbr>marine<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">scientific&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>activities&#8221;&nbsp;inside&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>country&#8217;s&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;economic&nbsp;<wbr>zone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;news&nbsp;conference&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>Tuesday,&nbsp;the&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;said&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;detected&nbsp;<wbr>entering<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;Philippines&#8217;&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;last&nbsp;<wbr>Thursday,&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>northwestern&nbsp;coast&nbsp;of&nbsp;Luzon&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China&nbsp;Sea.&nbsp;The&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>activities&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;<wbr>continued&nbsp;through&nbsp;Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>spokesperson&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;Tarriela&nbsp;<wbr>said&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;may&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;been<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">conducting&nbsp;deep-sea&nbsp;mapping&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;support&nbsp;submarine&nbsp;<wbr>navigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Video&nbsp;footage&nbsp;released&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;shows&nbsp;what&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>says&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;deep-sea&nbsp;submersible<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">capable&nbsp;of&nbsp;diving&nbsp;to&nbsp;depths&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;4,500&nbsp;meters.&nbsp;The&nbsp;footage&nbsp;<wbr>also&nbsp;shows&nbsp;what&nbsp;it&nbsp;describes&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;an<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">inflatable&nbsp;boat&nbsp;recovering&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>piece&nbsp;of&nbsp;equipment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;area&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;spotted&nbsp;is&nbsp;near&nbsp;<wbr>southern&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>strategically<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">important&nbsp;because&nbsp;it&nbsp;connects&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Western&nbsp;Pacific.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;said&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;ship&nbsp;and&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>dispatched&nbsp;to&nbsp;urge&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;EEZ,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>stepping&nbsp;up&nbsp;surveillance&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK&nbsp;World&nbsp;(English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250506_11\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250506_11\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1C_DHAiBTxKZsgrEprqYRZ\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250506_11\/<wbr>index.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-113\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;will&nbsp;<wbr>strengthen&nbsp;surveying&nbsp;surveys&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;border&nbsp;islands&nbsp;that&nbsp;serve&nbsp;<wbr>as&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;base&nbsp;points&nbsp;for&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>exclusive&nbsp;economic&nbsp;zones&nbsp;(EEZ)<wbr>.&nbsp;It&nbsp;plans<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;begin&nbsp;laser&nbsp;surveying&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>fiscal&nbsp;year&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop&nbsp;a&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>topography&nbsp;matching&nbsp;system\u201d&nbsp;by<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">FY2026&nbsp;that&nbsp;will&nbsp;enable&nbsp;<wbr>automatic&nbsp;comparison&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>topographic&nbsp;changes.&nbsp;The&nbsp;aim&nbsp;<wbr>is&nbsp;to&nbsp;quickly<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ascertain&nbsp;the&nbsp;effects&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>erosion&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;factors,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;and&nbsp;EEZs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;survey&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;<wbr>by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;Office&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Geospatial<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Information&nbsp;Authority&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;(GSI),&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;include&nbsp;<wbr>photographs&nbsp;taken&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>airplanes&nbsp;to<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">obtain&nbsp;topographic&nbsp;data&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>all&nbsp;473&nbsp;islands&nbsp;preserved&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>managed&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;by&nbsp;FY28.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Until&nbsp;now,&nbsp;surveys&nbsp;of&nbsp;remote&nbsp;<wbr>border&nbsp;islands&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>conducted&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;every&nbsp;<wbr>10&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">years&nbsp;by&nbsp;taking&nbsp;aerial&nbsp;<wbr>photographs&nbsp;and&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;<wbr>images&nbsp;for&nbsp;visual&nbsp;comparison&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;by&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">conducting&nbsp;field&nbsp;surveys&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>confirm&nbsp;topographic&nbsp;changes.&nbsp;<wbr>From&nbsp;now&nbsp;on,&nbsp;the&nbsp;frequency&nbsp;of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">aerial&nbsp;photography&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>increased&nbsp;to&nbsp;every&nbsp;five&nbsp;years,<wbr>&nbsp;and&nbsp;more&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;data&nbsp;will&nbsp;<wbr>be&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">obtained&nbsp;by&nbsp;laser&nbsp;surveying&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;25&nbsp;islands&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;are&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;<wbr>vulnerable&nbsp;to<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">erosion&nbsp;by&nbsp;waves&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;<wbr>factors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Laser&nbsp;surveying&nbsp;involves&nbsp;<wbr>irradiating&nbsp;a&nbsp;laser&nbsp;beam&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;helicopter&nbsp;onto&nbsp;an&nbsp;island&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">measuring&nbsp;the&nbsp;light&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>bounces&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;precisely&nbsp;<wbr>measure&nbsp;the&nbsp;island&#8217;s&nbsp;shape&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;other<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">features.&nbsp;The&nbsp;target&nbsp;islands&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;including&nbsp;\u201cKita-Kojima&nbsp;<wbr>Island\u201d,&nbsp;\u201cNaka-Kojima&nbsp;Island\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\u201cMinami-Kojima&nbsp;Island\u201d,&nbsp;which&nbsp;<wbr>comprise&nbsp;Hizen&nbsp;Torishima&nbsp;(<wbr>Goto&nbsp;City,&nbsp;Nagasaki&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;good&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;grounds&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;new&nbsp;system&nbsp;will&nbsp;<wbr>accumulate&nbsp;data&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>photographs&nbsp;and&nbsp;laser&nbsp;<wbr>surveying,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;automatically&nbsp;compare&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>with&nbsp;data&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>surveying&nbsp;again&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;<wbr>five&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">years&nbsp;later&nbsp;to&nbsp;objectively&nbsp;<wbr>measure&nbsp;topographic&nbsp;changes&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;signs&nbsp;of&nbsp;erosion&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>other&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">landform&nbsp;changes.&nbsp;The&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;<wbr>changes&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;detected,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>sooner&nbsp;conservation&nbsp;work&nbsp;can<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">begin&nbsp;to&nbsp;protect&nbsp;the&nbsp;island.&nbsp;<wbr>On&nbsp;Okinotorishima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(<wbr>Tokyo),&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;southernmost&nbsp;<wbr>island,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a&nbsp;sea&nbsp;wall&nbsp;is&nbsp;being&nbsp;<wbr>constructed&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;<wbr>erosion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Border&nbsp;islands&nbsp;are&nbsp;far&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;mainland,&nbsp;and&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>tendency&nbsp;for&nbsp;delays&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>ascertaining<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">their&nbsp;actual&nbsp;condition.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>government&nbsp;has&nbsp;begun&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>strengthen&nbsp;surveying&nbsp;because&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;a&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">series&nbsp;of&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;cases&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>island&nbsp;disappearances.&nbsp;In&nbsp;<wbr>2018,&nbsp;EsanbeHanaKita-Kojima,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">located&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;coast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Sarufutsu&nbsp;Village&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hokkaido,<wbr>&nbsp;disappeared&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;sea&nbsp;<wbr>surface<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">due&nbsp;to&nbsp;erosion&nbsp;caused&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>waves&nbsp;and&nbsp;drift&nbsp;ice,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>government&nbsp;concluded&nbsp;in&nbsp;2023&nbsp;<wbr>that<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">it&nbsp;was&nbsp;no&nbsp;longer&nbsp;an&nbsp;island.&nbsp;<wbr>The&nbsp;government&nbsp;had&nbsp;previously&nbsp;<wbr>listed&nbsp;484&nbsp;border&nbsp;islands&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">nationwide,&nbsp;but&nbsp;in&nbsp;2023&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>reduced&nbsp;the&nbsp;number&nbsp;by&nbsp;14&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>added&nbsp;three&nbsp;new&nbsp;islands&nbsp;to&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">list,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;survey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;A&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;Office&nbsp;official&nbsp;<wbr>noted,&nbsp;&#8220;If&nbsp;we&nbsp;lose&nbsp;the&nbsp;border&nbsp;<wbr>islands,&nbsp;the&nbsp;scope&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;<wbr>territorial<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">waters&nbsp;and&nbsp;EEZs&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>narrowed,&nbsp;and&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;risk&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;our&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;interests,&nbsp;<wbr>such&nbsp;as&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">fishing&nbsp;grounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;seabed&nbsp;<wbr>resources,&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;undermined\u201d<wbr>.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Yomiuri&nbsp;Shimbun&nbsp;News&nbsp;(<wbr>Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/20250506-OYT1T50080\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/20250506-OYT1T50080\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620767000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ps5cvTtgYCM_mVWax6Q7M\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/<wbr>politics\/20250506-OYT1T50080\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-114\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;May&nbsp;4,&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;has&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>Dongdiao&nbsp;class&nbsp;Intelligence&nbsp;<wbr>ship<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;798)&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>northwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;110km&nbsp;<wbr>northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;Miyakojima&nbsp;Island<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture).&nbsp;Then&nbsp;<wbr>JMSDF&nbsp;has&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;northwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;waters<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">between&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;island&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"197\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Na78Zkqtz_q1PGjuRql-t0mnC_vbWw4ZvYn-4CduFfcmyPowMLJCDFnwUf6jIduIBLUwq57W6R6BOCR9Og1_wVkSvw81nvdUheFPXjYZSBs6pu7s7Zd0xK080-Dhztj6wRUGOw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/000d-adab60f562a5.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-115\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250507_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250507_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04bjEAZqDc77ZoLHPFN_NJ\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250507_01.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-116\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On May 4, JMSDF has confirmed one Chinese Dongdiao class Intelligence ship&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(hull number 796) sailing north in the waters 60km southwest of Yonagunijima Island&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Okinawa Prefecture). Then JMSDF has confirmed this vessel sailing north in the waters&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">between Yonagunijima Island and Taiwan on the same day, and sailing north in the waters<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">80km west of Uotsurijima Island (Okinawa Prefecture) on May 5.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"226\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYvxE1XEJfPEhzSgkm3NLpseEKYlAK21uS2fSsXTnwDdsapfAHWlFeIadG8Wcwi0mVtxku7Obv78cVj_-FRKBce_QKgYfVke_4PgMqj8lsn7JvFtPyLc9liNv7nHPwlaAcCUQY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/000e-471d909cbcf9.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-117\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250507_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250507_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pClXJ5o5ZkAiURa4mBVw1\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250507_02.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-118\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessels confirmed&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp; (hull&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">number&nbsp;2303&nbsp;and&nbsp;2301)&nbsp;<wbr>intruding&nbsp;into&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the Senkaku<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Islands&nbsp;from&nbsp;12:27&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;7.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;These&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;are&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;while<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">making&nbsp;their&nbsp;own&nbsp;claims,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>attempting&nbsp;to&nbsp;approach&nbsp;one&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>navigating<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;water&nbsp;<wbr>around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;These&nbsp;kinds&nbsp;of&nbsp;activities&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;in&nbsp;violation&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>international&nbsp;law.&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard patrol<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">vessels&nbsp;are&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;<wbr>demanding&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;to&nbsp;leave&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>restricting&nbsp;their&nbsp;courses.&nbsp;<wbr>And&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">are being deployed&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>fishing&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Coast Guard<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-119\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;(excerpt)<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;have&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;<wbr>demanded&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">vessels&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;2303&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>2301)&nbsp;,which&nbsp;were&nbsp;attempting&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;approach&nbsp;one&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">fishing&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands,&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;leave<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;restricted&nbsp;their&nbsp;courses,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;by&nbsp;13:09&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;8&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>chased&nbsp;them&nbsp;away&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>deployed&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">fishing&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;activities&nbsp;of&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;<wbr>navigating&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands&nbsp;while&nbsp;making&nbsp;their&nbsp;<wbr>own&nbsp;claims,&nbsp;are&nbsp;in&nbsp;violation&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">international&nbsp;law&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>first&nbsp;place.&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>respond&nbsp;calmly&nbsp;and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">resolutely&nbsp;in&nbsp;accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;<wbr>international&nbsp;and&nbsp;domestic&nbsp;<wbr>law&nbsp;and&nbsp;take&nbsp;all&nbsp;possible&nbsp;<wbr>measures<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;guard&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-120\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;<wbr>ships&nbsp;left&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>coast&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Islands&nbsp;in&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;Thursday&nbsp;afternoon&nbsp;after&nbsp;<wbr>staying&nbsp;there&nbsp;since&nbsp;Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">This&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;intrusion&nbsp;<wbr>since&nbsp;Saturday&nbsp;by&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>official&nbsp;ships&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;off<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;islands,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;<wbr>administered&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;but&nbsp;<wbr>also&nbsp;claimed&nbsp;by&nbsp;China.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&#8217;s&nbsp;11th&nbsp;regional&nbsp;<wbr>headquarters&nbsp;in&nbsp;Naha,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>capital&nbsp;of<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Okinawa,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;ships&nbsp;<wbr>entered&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;near&nbsp;Minamikojima&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Senkaku&nbsp;chain&nbsp;at&nbsp;around&nbsp;12:30&nbsp;<wbr>p.m.&nbsp;on&nbsp;Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;They&nbsp;left&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;near&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;island&nbsp;at&nbsp;1:10&nbsp;p.m.&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>following&nbsp;day.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">JIJI&nbsp;PRESS&nbsp;News (English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/sp.m.jiji.com\/english\/show\/39944\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/sp.m.jiji.com\/english\/show\/39944&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2HN2oOyL44tFJfpJYE4OqI\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/sp.m.jiji.com\/english\/<wbr>show\/39944<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-121\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>announced&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;8&nbsp;that&nbsp;North&nbsp;<wbr>Korea&nbsp;launched&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;<wbr>ballistic<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">missiles&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Japan.&nbsp;The&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;them&nbsp;was&nbsp;<wbr>estimated&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;flown&nbsp;about&nbsp;<wbr>800&nbsp;km<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">at&nbsp;a&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;altitude&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>about&nbsp;100&nbsp;km&nbsp;and&nbsp;fell&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;outside&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">exclusive&nbsp;economic&nbsp;zone&nbsp;(EEZ).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"279\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbTV8ibJd0NuQnIUbzkusqqshVPVTi2XORy9EAQ58-NZRogLXEYAhhaAZHPJF9KMF3ETE35f7XSrOriuj4gsMK8rxWsLQJd1KFuB0P1dvi3BJGfv_famz1T99Pj5XekqKbDJxM=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202505\/0001854b\/0002-0871748da761.png\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-122\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry of Defense<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/news\/2025\/05\/08c.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/news\/2025\/05\/08c.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1cDflgh_JzNhChrfAYGVJG\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/j\/press\/<wbr>news\/2025\/05\/08c.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/8<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-123\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;says&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>naval&nbsp;ships&nbsp;have&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;<wbr>what&nbsp;it&nbsp;calls&nbsp;&#8220;aggressive&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">unsafe&#8221;&nbsp;movements&nbsp;in&nbsp;disputed&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.<wbr>&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;has&nbsp;rejected&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">claim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;military&nbsp;says&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;incident&nbsp;occurred&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;<wbr>this&nbsp;week&nbsp;when&nbsp;its&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>ship&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">encountered&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>frigates&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;<wbr>Shoal. Philippine&nbsp;military&nbsp;video&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">footage&nbsp;shows&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>alongside&nbsp;the&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;ship&nbsp;<wbr>while&nbsp;the&nbsp;other&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">crossed&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;path.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;military&nbsp;describes&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>measure&nbsp;as&nbsp;threatening&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>provocative,&nbsp;saying&nbsp;it&nbsp;could&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">resulted&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>misunderstanding&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>increased&nbsp;tensions&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>impacted&nbsp;regional&nbsp;stability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;A&nbsp;spokesperson&nbsp;for&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>Southern&nbsp;Theater&nbsp;Command&nbsp;has&nbsp;<wbr>dismissed&nbsp;the&nbsp;claim,&nbsp;saying<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;shoal&nbsp;is&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;inherent&nbsp;<wbr>territory. He&nbsp;says&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>was&nbsp;attempting to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">intrude&nbsp;into&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters. He&nbsp;called&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;stop its&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&#8220;infringement,&nbsp;provocation&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;distortion&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;truth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Manila&nbsp;and&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>locked&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;long-standing&nbsp;<wbr>dispute&nbsp;over&nbsp;the&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Shoal.&nbsp;But&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;unusual&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>warships&nbsp;from&nbsp;both&nbsp;countries&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;confront&nbsp;each&nbsp;other.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;shoal&nbsp;lies&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippines&#8217;&nbsp;exclusive&nbsp;<wbr>economic&nbsp;zone,&nbsp;but&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>effectively&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">controls it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Last&nbsp;year,&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;<wbr>unilaterally&nbsp;announced&nbsp;<wbr>baselines&nbsp;in&nbsp;what&nbsp;was&nbsp;seen&nbsp;as&nbsp;<wbr>an&nbsp;attempt&nbsp;to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">consolidate&nbsp;its&nbsp;control&nbsp;over&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK World (English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250508_27\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250508_27\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2mNllofLD0qwBLtHK3_3op\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250508_27\/<wbr>index.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-124\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Hiroaki&nbsp;Hashiba,&nbsp;owner&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;boat&nbsp;\u201cShishi\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>belonging&nbsp;to&nbsp;Shonan&nbsp;Fishing&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Cooperative Association,&nbsp;which&nbsp;operated&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;<wbr>Islands&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ishigaki&nbsp;City<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">on&nbsp;May&nbsp;7&nbsp;and&nbsp;8,&nbsp;gave&nbsp;an&nbsp;<wbr>interview&nbsp;to&nbsp;Yaeyama&nbsp;Nippou&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;May&nbsp;9.&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">vessels&nbsp;that&nbsp;intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>attempted&nbsp;to&nbsp;approach&nbsp;his&nbsp;<wbr>fishing&nbsp;boat,<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">but&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>boats&nbsp;prevented&nbsp;them&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>approaching&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;<wbr>guard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Mr.&nbsp;Hashiba&nbsp;said,&nbsp;\u201cIf&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;weak,&nbsp;<wbr>all&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;would&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">been&nbsp;taken&nbsp;by&nbsp;China.&nbsp;I&nbsp;felt&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;people&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>protecting&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;territory,<wbr>\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">he&nbsp;said,&nbsp;thanking&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>Coast&nbsp;Guard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Hashiba&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;vice-<wbr>chairman&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Shonan&nbsp;<wbr>Fisheries&nbsp;Cooperative&nbsp;<wbr>Association,&nbsp;and runs<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">several&nbsp;companies.&nbsp;Last&nbsp;year,&nbsp;<wbr>he&nbsp;met&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Hitoshi&nbsp;Nakama,&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>member&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Ishigaki&nbsp;City&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Council&nbsp;who&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Senkaku&nbsp;Islands,&nbsp;and&nbsp;decided&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;go<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">fishing&nbsp;himself,&nbsp;hoping&nbsp;to&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>see&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;with&nbsp;<wbr>my&nbsp;own&nbsp;eyes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;In&nbsp;late&nbsp;April,&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201cShishi\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>sailed&nbsp;from&nbsp;its&nbsp;home&nbsp;port&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Sashima&nbsp;Fishing&nbsp;Port&nbsp;(<wbr>Yokosuka&nbsp;City)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">to&nbsp;Tonoshiro&nbsp;Fishing&nbsp;Port&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Ishigaki&nbsp;City.&nbsp;At&nbsp;around&nbsp;8:00&nbsp;<wbr>a.m.&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;7,&nbsp;a&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>five&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">people,&nbsp;including&nbsp;the&nbsp;ship&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>guide,&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Nakama,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>company&nbsp;employees,&nbsp;set&nbsp;sail&nbsp;<wbr>for&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Senkaku&nbsp;Islands.&nbsp;Immediately&nbsp;<wbr>afterward,&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;informed&nbsp;them&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>waiting&nbsp;for&nbsp;them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;\u201cShishi\u201d&nbsp;arrived&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>vicinity&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Uotsuri&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;around&nbsp;noon&nbsp;and&nbsp;began&nbsp;<wbr>fishing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">According&nbsp;to&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard,&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;\u201c2303\u201d&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u201c2301\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>both&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">equipped&nbsp;with&nbsp;machine&nbsp;guns&nbsp;<wbr>intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;0:<wbr>30.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Hashiba,&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;made&nbsp;<wbr>moves&nbsp;to&nbsp;approach&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201cShishi\u201d<wbr>,&nbsp;but<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">five&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;boats&nbsp;guarded&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>Shishi\u201d.&nbsp;Two&nbsp;other&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">boats&nbsp;intervened&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>Shishi\u201d,&nbsp;preventing&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">vessels&nbsp;from&nbsp;moving.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Hashiba&nbsp;said,&nbsp;\u201cJapanese&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;boats&nbsp;were&nbsp;skillfully&nbsp;<wbr>maneuvered,&nbsp;and&nbsp;there&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">difference&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>ones.&nbsp;Thanks&nbsp;to&nbsp;them,&nbsp;I&nbsp;felt&nbsp;<wbr>no&nbsp;fear.&nbsp;At&nbsp;night,&nbsp;when&nbsp;we&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">anchored&nbsp;to&nbsp;spend&nbsp;the&nbsp;night&nbsp;<wbr>at&nbsp;sea,&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>called&nbsp;us&nbsp;by&nbsp;satellite&nbsp;phone&nbsp;<wbr>and<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">said,&nbsp;&#8216;We&nbsp;will&nbsp;come&nbsp;to&nbsp;your&nbsp;<wbr>rescue&nbsp;if&nbsp;anything&nbsp;happens,&nbsp;<wbr>so&nbsp;please&nbsp;rest&nbsp;in&nbsp;peace,&#8217;&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;was<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">very&nbsp;moving,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;boat&nbsp;landed&nbsp;about&nbsp;200&nbsp;kg&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;fish,&nbsp;including&nbsp;50&nbsp;kg&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>dogtooth&nbsp;tuna,&nbsp;Leopard&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">coralgrouper,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kawakawa.&nbsp;<wbr>Tadayuki&nbsp;Fukuhara,&nbsp;who&nbsp;<wbr>boarded&nbsp;the&nbsp;boat,&nbsp;was&nbsp;pleased&nbsp;<wbr>with<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;catch,&nbsp;saying,&nbsp;\u201cWe&nbsp;could&nbsp;<wbr>catch&nbsp;as&nbsp;many&nbsp;fish&nbsp;as&nbsp;we&nbsp;<wbr>wanted.\u201d<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;\u201dShishi\u201d&nbsp;was&nbsp;originally&nbsp;<wbr>scheduled&nbsp;to&nbsp;stay&nbsp;for&nbsp;five&nbsp;<wbr>days,&nbsp;but&nbsp;returned&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>Ishigaki&nbsp;Island<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">on&nbsp;May&nbsp;8&nbsp;due&nbsp;to&nbsp;inclement&nbsp;<wbr>weather.&nbsp;On&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;day,&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;announced&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">that&nbsp;they&nbsp;had&nbsp;chased&nbsp;away&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;boat&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>had&nbsp;entered&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">waters.&nbsp;Mr.&nbsp;Hashiba&nbsp;laughed&nbsp;<wbr>it&nbsp;off,&nbsp;saying,&nbsp;\u201cIt&nbsp;was&nbsp;like,&nbsp;<wbr>&#8216;What&nbsp;are&nbsp;you&nbsp;talking&nbsp;about?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Yaeyama&nbsp;Nippou&nbsp;News&nbsp;(Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/yaeyama-nippo.co.jp\/archives\/25477\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/yaeyama-nippo.co.jp\/archives\/25477&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3227hlbY5y5Hbb7sHDFM9v\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/yaeyama-nippo.co.jp\/<wbr>archives\/25477<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-125\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;Release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;At&nbsp;around&nbsp;6:31&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;<wbr>11,&nbsp;a&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese&nbsp;oceanographic&nbsp;<wbr>research&nbsp;vessel,&nbsp;\u201cMaritime&nbsp;<wbr>Science&nbsp;001\u201d,&nbsp;extending&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>pipe-like&nbsp;object<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">into&nbsp;the&nbsp;sea&nbsp;from&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>starboard&nbsp;side&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>Exclusive&nbsp;Economic&nbsp;Zone,&nbsp;<wbr>about&nbsp;236&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">kilometers&nbsp;north-northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>TaishojIma&nbsp;Island.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;radioed&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>strong&nbsp;cease-and-desist&nbsp;<wbr>request&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel,&nbsp;<wbr>stating&nbsp;that&nbsp;survey&nbsp;<wbr>activities&nbsp;without&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>consent&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">allowed.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;Subsequently,&nbsp;at&nbsp;around&nbsp;1:18&nbsp;<wbr>p.m.,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>westward&nbsp;across&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>geographical&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/files\/250512_chousasen.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/files\/250512_chousasen.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_xM-pucoA4g0ZpersNBq1\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/<wbr>info\/topics\/files\/250512_<wbr>chousasen.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/11<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-126\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Press&nbsp;release&nbsp;by&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;National&nbsp;Defense<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;National&nbsp;<wbr>Defense&nbsp;(MND)&nbsp;stated&nbsp;today&nbsp;(<wbr>May&nbsp;11)&nbsp;that,&nbsp;starting&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>1448&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">hours,&nbsp;a&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;30&nbsp;People\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>Liberation&nbsp;Army&nbsp;(PLA)&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft\u2014including&nbsp;J-16&nbsp;<wbr>fighter&nbsp;jets,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">KJ-500&nbsp;airborne&nbsp;early&nbsp;warning&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;control&nbsp;(AEW&amp;C)&nbsp;aircraft,&nbsp;<wbr>various&nbsp;combat&nbsp;and&nbsp;support<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">aircraft,&nbsp;and&nbsp;unmanned&nbsp;aerial&nbsp;<wbr>vehicles&nbsp;(UAVs)\u2014were&nbsp;<wbr>successively&nbsp;detected&nbsp;<wbr>conducting<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">operations&nbsp;around&nbsp;Taiwan.&nbsp;Of&nbsp;<wbr>these,&nbsp;17&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;crossed&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<wbr>Strait<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;its&nbsp;extension,&nbsp;entering&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;northern,&nbsp;central,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>southwestern&nbsp;airspace,&nbsp;in&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">coordination&nbsp;with&nbsp;PLA&nbsp;naval&nbsp;<wbr>vessels,&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;<wbr>combat&nbsp;readiness&nbsp;patrol.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;Republic&nbsp;of&nbsp;China&nbsp;(ROC)&nbsp;<wbr>Armed&nbsp;Forces&nbsp;closely&nbsp;<wbr>monitored&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;using&nbsp;<wbr>integrated<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">intelligence,&nbsp;surveillance,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;reconnaissance&nbsp;(ISR)&nbsp;<wbr>systems,&nbsp;and&nbsp;responded&nbsp;<wbr>appropriately&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">by&nbsp;dispatching&nbsp;mission&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft&nbsp;and&nbsp;naval&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;deploying&nbsp;shore-based&nbsp;<wbr>missile&nbsp;systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Taiwan&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;of&nbsp;National&nbsp;<wbr>Defense<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mnd.gov.tw\/English\/Publish.aspx?title=News%20Channel&amp;SelectStyle=Defense%20News%20&amp;p=84401\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mnd.gov.tw\/English\/Publish.aspx?title%3DNews%2520Channel%26SelectStyle%3DDefense%2520News%2520%26p%3D84401&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3WtcCDcvRE_a3WYkWyaejx\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mnd.gov.tw\/<wbr>English\/Publish.aspx?title=<wbr>News%20Channel&amp;SelectStyle=<wbr>Defense%20News%20&amp;p=84401<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-127\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Shigeru&nbsp;<wbr>Ishiba&nbsp;met&nbsp;with&nbsp;Hokkaido&nbsp;<wbr>Governor&nbsp;Naomichi&nbsp;Suzuki&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Prime<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Minister&#8217;s&nbsp;Office&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;13,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;received&nbsp;a&nbsp;request&nbsp;<wbr>regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;return&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Northern<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Territories&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;early&nbsp;<wbr>resumption&nbsp;of&nbsp;exchange&nbsp;<wbr>programs&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;four&nbsp;<wbr>islands,&nbsp;including<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">visits&nbsp;to&nbsp;graves.&nbsp;He&nbsp;stated&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;\u201cthe&nbsp;resumption&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>exchange&nbsp;programs&nbsp;is&nbsp;one&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;top&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">priorities&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan-Russia&nbsp;<wbr>relations\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Prime&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;Ishiba&nbsp;<wbr>stressed&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u201cthe&nbsp;former&nbsp;<wbr>residents&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;islands&nbsp;are&nbsp;<wbr>getting&nbsp;older.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">We&nbsp;take&nbsp;it&nbsp;very&nbsp;seriously&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;we&nbsp;don&#8217;t&nbsp;have&nbsp;much&nbsp;time&nbsp;<wbr>left.&nbsp;We&nbsp;would&nbsp;like&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>encourage&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Russian&nbsp;side&nbsp;to&nbsp;do&nbsp;so\u201d.&nbsp;Due&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;spread&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;new&nbsp;<wbr>coronavirus&nbsp;and&nbsp;Russia&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>invasion&nbsp;of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Ukraine,&nbsp;the&nbsp;four-island&nbsp;<wbr>exchange&nbsp;program&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>implemented&nbsp;since&nbsp;2020.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;prime&nbsp;minister&nbsp;also&nbsp;said,<wbr>&nbsp;\u201cIt&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;80&nbsp;years&nbsp;since&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;war,&nbsp;but&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>fact<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;Territories&nbsp;<wbr>issue&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;been&nbsp;resolved&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;a&nbsp;peace&nbsp;treaty&nbsp;(with&nbsp;<wbr>Russia)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">has&nbsp;not&nbsp;been&nbsp;concluded&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>very&nbsp;serious&nbsp;problem\u201d.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Nikkei&nbsp;Shimbun&nbsp;News&nbsp;(Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUA133P70T10C25A5000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUA133P70T10C25A5000000\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24zUbeDjIYY5WHLUiTeekR\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/<wbr>article\/<wbr>DGXZQOUA133P70T10C25A5000000\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-128\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&nbsp;has&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;strong&nbsp;<wbr>protest&nbsp;with&nbsp;China&nbsp;after&nbsp;<wbr>detecting&nbsp;work&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;<wbr>structure&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">near&nbsp;the&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;countries&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;<wbr>said&nbsp;on&nbsp;Tuesday&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;China&nbsp;had&nbsp;started&nbsp;<wbr>construction<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Tokyo&nbsp;and&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>2008&nbsp;to&nbsp;jointly&nbsp;develop&nbsp;gas&nbsp;<wbr>fields&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;area.&nbsp;But&nbsp;with&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">negotiations&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>agreement&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;standstill,&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;pressing&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;<wbr>with&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">construction&nbsp;activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;director-general&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Foreign&nbsp;Ministry&#8217;s&nbsp;Asian&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Oceanian&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;Bureau,&nbsp;<wbr>Kanai&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Masaaki, told&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;embassy&nbsp;<wbr>official&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;that&nbsp;China&#8217;<wbr>s&nbsp;unilateral&nbsp;development&nbsp;was&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">extremely&nbsp;regrettable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;Kanai&nbsp;also&nbsp;demanded&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>Beijing&nbsp;swiftly&nbsp;return&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>table&nbsp;for&nbsp;negotiations&nbsp;based&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">2008&nbsp;agreement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;The&nbsp;ministry&nbsp;says&nbsp;this&nbsp;will&nbsp;<wbr>be&nbsp;the&nbsp;19th&nbsp;structure&nbsp;built&nbsp;<wbr>by&nbsp;China.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK World (English)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250514_02\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250514_02\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1vS_mel1FfiZcvny5IIhLv\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250514_02\/<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-129\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The Current Status of China\u2019s Unilateral Development of Natural Resources in the East<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China Sea (By Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/a_o\/c_m1\/page3e_000356.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/a_o\/c_m1\/page3e_000356.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1MrMDq3jq3yRQZ-V9Z5LC_\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/a_o\/c_<wbr>m1\/page3e_000356.html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-130\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;On&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;of&nbsp;May&nbsp;14,&nbsp;<wbr>four&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;in&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture.&nbsp;4&nbsp;ships&nbsp;left&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>territorial<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">waters&nbsp;before&nbsp;noon&nbsp;after&nbsp;<wbr>sailing&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;for&nbsp;nearly&nbsp;<wbr>2&nbsp;hours,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Japan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;Headquarters&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>continuing&nbsp;to&nbsp;warn&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>monitor&nbsp;them&nbsp;to&nbsp;prevent&nbsp;them&nbsp;<wbr>from&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">intruding&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;again.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;11th&nbsp;<wbr>Regional&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>Headquarters,&nbsp;at&nbsp;around&nbsp;10:00&nbsp;<wbr>a.m.&nbsp;on&nbsp;May&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">14,&nbsp;four&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;off&nbsp;<wbr>Kubajima&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Island&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;after&nbsp;another.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;All&nbsp;four&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;were&nbsp;armed&nbsp;<wbr>with&nbsp;guns,&nbsp;and&nbsp;after&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>for&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">nearly&nbsp;two&nbsp;hours,&nbsp;they&nbsp;all&nbsp;<wbr>left&nbsp;the&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>by&nbsp;shortly&nbsp;after&nbsp;11:50&nbsp;a.m.&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;the&nbsp;same<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">day.&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>Headquarters&nbsp;is&nbsp;continuing&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>warn&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">prevent&nbsp;them&nbsp;from&nbsp;intruding&nbsp;<wbr>into&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;again.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;since&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;7th&nbsp;of&nbsp;this&nbsp;month&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">been&nbsp;observed&nbsp;intruding&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands.<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK&nbsp;News&nbsp;(Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20250514\/k10014805461000.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20250514\/k10014805461000.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620768000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0aDoxghoWQ5bwxU932ktUI\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/<wbr>html\/20250514\/k10014805461000.<wbr>html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"border-top: solid white 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-bottom: none; border-right: solid white 1.0pt; background: #a5e9ff; padding: 3.75pt 13.5pt 3.75pt 13.5pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #202020;\">5\/14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none; border-top: solid white 1.0pt; background: #eeeeee; padding: 3.75pt;\">\n<div>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div id=\"m_3076198625560716959m_8202838159334044433m_-5205504788919640533fc-id-131\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;At&nbsp;a&nbsp;press&nbsp;conference,&nbsp;Japan\u2019<wbr>s&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp;<wbr>Hayashi&nbsp;announced&nbsp;that&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">has&nbsp;issued&nbsp;a&nbsp;navigational&nbsp;<wbr>warning&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;shooting&nbsp;drill&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Northern<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Territories&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;15th&nbsp;(<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Standard&nbsp;Time),&nbsp;<wbr>protesting&nbsp;that&nbsp;this&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>contrary&nbsp;to&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">position&nbsp;and&nbsp;unacceptable.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp;<wbr>Hayashi&nbsp;stated,&nbsp;\u201cThe&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;<wbr>hydrographic&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;have&nbsp;<wbr>issued<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">a&nbsp;navigational&nbsp;warning&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>shooting&nbsp;drill&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>conducted&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;north&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;Shikotan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Island,&nbsp;including&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>territorial&nbsp;waters,&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>tomorrow&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;15th&nbsp;of&nbsp;next&nbsp;<wbr>month&nbsp;(Japan<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Standard&nbsp;Time)\u201d.<br \/>&nbsp; &nbsp;He&nbsp;added,&nbsp;\u201cThrough&nbsp;<wbr>diplomatic&nbsp;channels,&nbsp;we&nbsp;<wbr>protested&nbsp;that&nbsp;Russia&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>military&nbsp;buildup&nbsp;in&nbsp;the<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">four&nbsp;northern&nbsp;islands,&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;this&nbsp;firing&nbsp;drill,&nbsp;<wbr>is&nbsp;against&nbsp;our&nbsp;country&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>position&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">unacceptable.&nbsp;The&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>situation&nbsp;closely&nbsp;and&nbsp;take&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">appropriate&nbsp;measures.\u201d<br \/><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK&nbsp;News&nbsp;(Japanese)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:100%!important;width:100%;table-layout:fixed\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"*\" height=\"*\">\n<div style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-word;font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20250514\/k10014805711000.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/html\/20250514\/k10014805711000.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747767620769000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1jlGHsk9_-SlaxXsONHg_k\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/news\/<wbr>html\/20250514\/k10014805711000.<wbr>html<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Newsletter Registration<\/h3>\n<p>What is happening in East Asian Maritime Security? The Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) publishes the biweekly newsletter, \u201cEast Asian Maritime Security (EAMS)\u201d and updates the information on maritime security relevant to East Asia and Japan&#8217;s territory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"u-mbs is-top mw-400\"><a class=\"c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/CiMT6bWdHrryT8mM6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Registration Form<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vol.21. May 15, 2025 \u00a0 What is happening in East Asian Maritime Security? The Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) publishes the biweekly newsletter, the information on maritime security relevant to East Asia and Japan&#8217;s territory. Statistical Data and Analysis (as of May 15) \u00a0 \u00a0 During this period, there have been various developments regarding maritime security in East Asia. \u00a0 Entering by Chinese Coast Guard vessels into the Japanese contiguous zone around the Senkaku Islands have been confirmed &hellip; <span>More<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2309,"menu_order":24,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vol. 21, May 15, 2025 - RIPS - Research Institute for Peace and Security -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u300cVol. 21, May 15, 2025 \u300d\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3054\u7d39\u4ecb\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002- RIPS - Research Institute for Peace and Security - The Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS) is Japan\u2019s first nonprofit, private think tank. 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