{"id":2612,"date":"2025-07-31T06:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?page_id=2612"},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:08:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:08:20","slug":"vol-26-july-31-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/vol-26-july-31-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 26, July 31, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"l-post-content\">\n<style>\nbody {\n    width: 100%;\n    height: 100%;<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\n    margin: 0;<span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_end\">\ufeff<\/span>\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}\nol li {\nlist-style: decimal;\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 style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 18.0pt; color: #202020;\">Vol.26. July 31. 2025<\/h1>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 18.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">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.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; min-width: 100%;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\">Monthly Column<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\">Confronting China\u2019s Maritime Expansion <br \/>in the South China Sea: <br \/>The July 12, 2016, UNCLOS Award <br \/>and the Marcos Administration\u2019s <br \/>Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\">Renato Cruz De Castro<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 16.0pt; color: black;\">Distinguished Professor,<br \/>\nDe La Salle University, Manila.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The South China Sea is the main arena of the People&#8217;s Republic of China\u2019s (PRC\u2019s) integrated maritime campaign for Chinese expansion in the waters of the first-island chain. <br \/>\nChina\u2019s integrated maritime campaign for expansion seeks two objectives: <br \/>\na) de facto\u2014or the imposition of a state of affairs based on raw hard power and use of force; <br \/>\nb) de jure\u2014earning the legal recognition of China\u2019s sovereignty over the South China Sea through lawfare. China\u2019s long-term objective is to gain de facto recognition and legitimacy for its unilateral and expansive territorial claims over the South China Sea\u2019s vast marine terrain, several surface and subsurface land features, and natural resources above and below the seabed. It deploys its well-equipped and well-trained three maritime services in its expansionist and coercive naval campaign against the smaller littoral Southeast Asia states.<br \/>\nBeijing deploys the People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s Navy (PLAN), with its numerous and advanced naval vessels, to provide it with the escalatory option of the threat or actual use of force. <br \/>\nBeijing then sends the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG), which ensures the presence of civilian Chinese maritime forces in the South China Sea. Finally, it reinforces and complements Chinese naval and civilian forces with the People\u2019s Armed Forces Maritime Militia (PAFMM), which is tasked with maintaining a persistent and ingenious presence in the contested maritime terrain of the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The PLAN, the CCG, and maritime militias are tasked to advance and foster China\u2019s economic activities in the disputed waters. At the same time, they obstruct the Southeast Asian littoral states\u2019 economic activities. The PLAN and the CCG cooperate to normalize their joint armed naval patrol activities to maintain and assert Chinese rights and interests in the South China Sea. However, if challenged by the littoral Southeast Asian states, China\u2019s maritime services will decisively respond to crises involving these states\u2019 smaller and weaker navies and coast guards.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2011, the Philippines has challenged China\u2019s maritime expansion in the South China Sea. <br \/>\nLacking the necessary military capabilities, in January 2013, the Philippines filed a case in the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). This was aimed at depriving China of the prospect that it could achieve the second goal of its integrated maritime expansion\u2014earning the legitimacy of its expansive claim in the South China Sea. <br \/>\nIn 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) determined that China\u2019s basis for its expansive claim\u2014the nine-dash line is an entirely untenable claim because it has no basis in international law. <br \/>\nThe tribunal stated that since China became a party to the UNCLOS, it could not legally claim to exercise historic rights in areas beyond 12 nautical miles from its coast. <br \/>\nThe tribunal explained that there was no evidence to support China\u2019s landmark claim in the South China Sea. By ruling that China\u2019s nine-dash line claim has no legal basis and, therefore, is groundless, on July 12, 2016, the tribunal effectively deprived China of the opportunity to exercise de jure jurisdiction over the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The UNCLOS Award as the CADC\u2019s Basis <br \/>\nEven before he assumed the presidency, Mr. Ferdinand Marcos declared that he would assert the Philippines\u2019 territorial rights over the West Philippine Sea. <br \/>\nHe said he would negotiate with China consistently with a firm voice about the two countries\u2019 territorial dispute. He also announced that he would use the July 2016 arbitral award against China\u2019s expansive and sweeping claims in the South China Sea to assert his country\u2019s territorial rights.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2023, President Marcos has pursued a vigorous balancing policy based on the July 12, 2016, arbitral ruling to challenge China\u2019s maritime expansion in the South <br \/>\nChina Sea. <br \/>\nSpecifically, this balancing policy entails building up the Armed Forces of the Philippines\u2019 (AFP\u2019s) territorial\/external defense capabilities, enhancing its alliance with the U.S. by increasing American strategic presence in the Philippine territory, fostering security arrangements with other American allies like South Korea, Japan, and Australia, and, more recently, adopting the Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept (CADC).<\/p>\n<p>In January 2024, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro announced the gist of CADC. CADC incorporates President Marcos\u2019 view that China\u2019s activities aimed to implement its 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea are not only a blatant disregard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and to the July 12, 2016, Arbitral Tribunal Ruling. As an archipelagic state, they constitute a serious strategic threat to Philippine national security. It directs the AFP to build and project its naval and aerial capabilities up to Manila\u2019s EEZ and develop and expand the country\u2019s strategic depth to enhance the defense of the Philippines\u2019 archipelagic territory. <br \/>\nCADC\u2019s long-term goal is to guarantee the unimpeded and peaceful exploration and exploitation of all the natural resources within the country\u2019s EEZ for Philippine nationals, corporations, and others authorized by the Philippine government. This inferred a more comprehensive and defiant strategy against Chinese maritime expansion grounded on the July 12, 2016, UNCLOS award to the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>CADC and the Philippines\u2019 Alliance and Security Partnerships<br \/>\nCADC sees the need to foster the Philippines\u2019 alliance and security partnerships with the U.S. and other American Indo-Pacific allies. For this reason, the Philippines engages in arms modernization and, more importantly, in alliance formation and coalition to constrain Chinese maritime expansion in the South China Sea and the waters of the first-island chain. CADC recognizes that the Philippines has a superpower ally and several security partners that can balance China&#8217;s preponderant military power, which the AFP\u2019s current modernization program cannot possibly counter or balance. The AFP\u2019s force modernization program would be linked to its alliance and security partnerships. This necessitates the Philippine Navy (PN) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to hold periodic Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activities (MMCA) with American, Japanese, and Australian naval forces. This is part of the Philippines\u2019 ongoing defense posture shift to protect its maritime territories, particularly its EEZ.<\/p>\n<p>CADC requires the Philippines to facilitate greater American strategic access to its territory. <br \/>\nThis also entails the Philippines accepting and hosting a rotational deployment of the Littoral U.S. Marine Corps Regiment equipped with drones, Naval Strike Missiles, and the U.S. Army\u2019s mid-range Typhon Missile system in Northern Luzon. <br \/>\nThe two allies aim to develop their Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2\/AD) posture to confine China\u2019s growing power projection capabilities within the first-island chain. <br \/>\nFinally, CADC requires the Philippines to seriously engage the U.S., Japan, and Australia on how they can assist in integrating their battle networks and strengthening their air and sea capabilities with the AFP\u2019s growing military capabilities. This would help offset the PLA\u2019s efforts to destabilize the region\u2019s military balance and impose China\u2019s de facto control of the South China Sea and the waters of the first-island chain.<\/p>\n<p>CADC and the Security of the First-Island-Chain<br \/>\nThe Philippines&#8217; adoption and implementation of CADC addresses the strategic vacuum at the southern flank of the first-island chain. With the assistance of the U.S. and security partners, such as Japan and Australia, the AFP invests in its naval and air assets, urface-to-surface and air-to-surface missiles, and radars, communications, <br \/>\nand monitoring systems. This is aimed at developing the Philippines\u2019 limited but evolving A2\/AD defenses that will make it challenging for China to pursue its efforts at controlling the South China Sea through force. Strategically, the Philippines\u2019 efforts at developing its military capabilities aim to complicate Chinese maritime expansion. <br \/>\nThis will further convince Japan, Taiwan, and possibly South Korea to realize that it is in their national interest to prevent China from controlling any body of water and islands within the first-island-chain chain. In the event of China\u2019s use of force, these states would likely coalesce and seek military assistance from their common ally, the U.S. This will, therefore, put in motion a strategy for the defense ofthe first-island-chain.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0mm 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt; min-width: 100%;\">\u00a0<\/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 July 31)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem; padding: 1rem; background: #aeedf1;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last half of this month, China remains active in maritime affairs. On July 15 and 16, Chinese UAV flew around the Japanese air space. On July 25, Chinese submarine rescue ship crossed the Tsushima Strait for the first time. China and Russia are planning joint military exercise starting in August.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In diplomatic move regarding the maritime security, Japan and the EU held the summit meeting on July 23. In the meeting, the Leaders of Japan and the EU affirmed the importance of upholding international law to promote peace and security in the free and open Indo-Pacific. <br \/>\n  They also emphasized the importance of the freedom of navigation and overflight and the peaceful resolution of disputes in accodance with international law. They also stressed their serious concern about the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea and strongly opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force and coercion. They underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>[Statistical Data as of July 31]<\/strong><\/p>\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.<br \/>\n<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;\">Jul.<\/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;\">Contiguous zone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; 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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;\">26<\/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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td nowrap=\"nowrap\" style=\"border-top: none; 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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;\">27<\/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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">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;\">19<\/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;\">3<\/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;\">28<\/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 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">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;\">20<\/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;\">29<\/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;\">\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;\">21<\/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;\">30<\/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;\">\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;\">22<\/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;\">\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;\">31<\/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<\/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;\">23<\/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;\">\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;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 0mm 0mm 0mm 0mm;\"><\/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 class=\"MsoNormal\">\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<\/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<\/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;\">7\/16<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-74\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;July&nbsp;15&nbsp;afternoon,&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;UAV&nbsp;(estimated)&nbsp;<wbr>flying&nbsp;from&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;Yonagunijim&nbsp;Island&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Taiwan.&nbsp;(<span style=\"color:rgb(243,4,4)\"><b>Red&nbsp;Line<\/b><\/span>)<br \/>&nbsp; On&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;day&nbsp;afternoon,&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;also&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Y-9&nbsp;<wbr>Intelligence&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">flying&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;and&nbsp;Miyako&nbsp;Islands.&nbsp;(<span style=\"color:rgb(255,232,4)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(255,232,4)\"><\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"color:rgb(255,232,4)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(255,232,4)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(248,215,0)\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(255,177,6)\">Yellow&nbsp;<wbr>Line<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b>).&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Force&nbsp;scrambled&nbsp;to&nbsp;these&nbsp;<wbr>aircrafts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaekBP_mZSGA5Cu9f7gjlgYy3QU-X9S39MN7r8yHZcoTfSz7z5p5eBFYsq8_Csnr1ZTo8QKGRNLhgtuIHbrvT-qPRX1RyvWsFDtRaLueIItQIOXKKN5tjIRasNIDc1KYcHiMYQ=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/000c-1522c7d9a040.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 style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NY_4pedCRTln-PS_iz9sTwQQv2UaewKyG-GagTtPZmbs163I9wC-PAQli1yFuQnoBBNSO5g0Msc7srbrl9oPusmzoPw9n6CvUlKwhZI9N4aVo2bkF7witQxjAsBKcVcvsLhEMU=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/000d-c044b93f7121.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-75\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250716_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250716_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449919000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TK6a3WMb-_7of9pyTTy6x\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250716_01.pdf\u3000<\/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;\">7\/16<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-76\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;July&nbsp;16&nbsp;morning,&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;UAV&nbsp;(estimated)&nbsp;<wbr>flying&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">from&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>area&nbsp;between&nbsp;Yonagunijim&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;Taiwan.&nbsp;(<span style=\"color:rgb(243,4,4)\"><b>Red&nbsp;Line<\/b><\/span>)<br \/>On&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;day&nbsp;afternoon,&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;<wbr>another&nbsp;UAV&nbsp;(estimated)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">flying&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;area&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Miyako&nbsp;Islands.&nbsp;This&nbsp;UAV&nbsp;then&nbsp;<wbr>turned&nbsp;and&nbsp;flew&nbsp;back&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;through&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;same&nbsp;area.&nbsp;(<span style=\"color:rgb(255,177,6)\"><b>Yellow&nbsp;Line<\/b><\/span>)<br \/>&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self-Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;<wbr>scrambled&nbsp;to&nbsp;these&nbsp;aircrafts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYTVLiJngG1wStU1plviH2BDp1vub67lhWOfwiNUGBpJdqb9bsrD8Uu7HafAGBRHQrgHKwyB9enHR0j9Dg0eQvqn1zeQA2vaj8EYZszzgpDvzzROXldCcRYWB0CQpA6lvNzmo0=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/000e-04c5a24cd6a4.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-77\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><b>Japan Joint Staff<\/b><\/span><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250716_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250716_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449920000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35sAe2aE9Ibh8q9zS2HFEW\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250716_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;\">7\/18<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-78\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan, the United States and Republic of Korea held Trilateral Vice Foreign Ministerial&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Meeting on July 18. In the meeting, they discussed regional situations including&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and shared their recognition that&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion is unacceptable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">They also reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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 id=\"m_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-79\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01460.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01460.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449920000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3H8wlep1-NrOg7-hpHGEeT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01460.<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;\">7\/22<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-80\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&nbsp;Maritime&nbsp;Self&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Force&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>Dongdiao&nbsp;class&nbsp;intelligence&nbsp;<wbr>ship<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;794)&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>West&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;130km&nbsp;<wbr>northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;Miyako&nbsp;Island&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture)&nbsp;on&nbsp;July&nbsp;<wbr>22.&nbsp;The&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;then&nbsp;crossed&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;between&nbsp;Okinawa&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">and&nbsp;Miyako, and&nbsp;navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Nbwu7X7DVHvWnbKVXUMuQb3oFW3lSSlEF6NQEYFOCusX23C2OV8Bj1rkZIsNbNxa2u7gI1-hwBdLxXLsjnLT-RaVs5_5PFcB2wfWGz7TgXT_UDCblOypGtImZWPP6VJFYkWL7E=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/000f-ca2951ce1078.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 style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaFbsRZw4yRJgePWsUebiEn4-W_aGeLXY6UKQzlReMSuMcDX4T6-f5raHR4ktcNsbXY6b82C-n7acrEK4YePwvgbwse4apsYbBxjWgeqG04RTisnV1xaYdocqyhpYhsZwaYdzM=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0010-97dd7cfae04f.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-81\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><b>Japan Joint Staff<\/b><\/span><b><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250722_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250722_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449920000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2wMinUoGrMUE2_PlZh5SpD\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250722_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;\">7\/23<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-82\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;European&nbsp;Union&nbsp;held&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;30th&nbsp;Japan-EU&nbsp;summit&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>July&nbsp;23.&nbsp;In&nbsp;the&nbsp;meeting,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU&nbsp;exchanged&nbsp;<wbr>views&nbsp;on&nbsp;regional&nbsp;affairs&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;East&nbsp;Asia&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">released&nbsp;the&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Statement.&nbsp;<wbr>In&nbsp;the&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Statement,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Leaders&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;EU,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Mr.&nbsp;ISHIBA&nbsp;Shigeru,&nbsp;Prime&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan,&nbsp; H.E.&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Ant\u00f3nio&nbsp;Lu\u00eds&nbsp;Santos&nbsp;<wbr>da&nbsp;Costa,&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">President&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;European&nbsp;<wbr>Council,&nbsp;and&nbsp;H.E.&nbsp;Dr.&nbsp;Ursula&nbsp;<wbr>von&nbsp;der&nbsp;Leyen,&nbsp;President&nbsp;of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;European&nbsp;Commission,&nbsp;<wbr>recognized the&nbsp;importance&nbsp;of&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>security,&nbsp;including&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ensuring&nbsp;freedom&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>navigation&nbsp;and&nbsp;overflight&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>protecting&nbsp;critical&nbsp;undersea&nbsp;<wbr>infrastructure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; In regard to the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;South&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;they&nbsp;affirmed the&nbsp;importance&nbsp;of&nbsp;upholding&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">international&nbsp;law&nbsp;to&nbsp;promote&nbsp;<wbr>peace&nbsp;and&nbsp;security&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>free&nbsp;and&nbsp;open&nbsp;Indo-Pacific.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">They&nbsp;also&nbsp;stress&nbsp;their&nbsp;<wbr>serious&nbsp;concern&nbsp;about&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>situation&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>strongly&nbsp;opposed any&nbsp;unilateral&nbsp;attempts&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>change&nbsp;the&nbsp;status&nbsp;quo&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">by&nbsp;force&nbsp;and&nbsp;coercion.&nbsp;They&nbsp;<wbr>underscored the&nbsp;importance&nbsp;of&nbsp;peace&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>stability&nbsp;across&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">the&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;Strait.<\/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 id=\"m_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-83\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/erp\/ep\/pageite_000001_01137.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/erp\/ep\/pageite_000001_01137.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449920000&amp;usg=AOvVaw368vBmhX4qdoYTEyG3IpDt\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/erp\/ep\/<wbr>pageite_000001_01137.html<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-84\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><b>Japan-EU Summit 2025 Joint Statement<\/b><\/span><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/mofaj\/files\/100878537.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/mofaj\/files\/100878537.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2VEOgqDO2g-MBj3io_DfH4\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/mofaj\/<wbr>files\/100878537.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;\">7\/23<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-85\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On July 23, Japan, the United States, Australia and India (the QUAD) conducted their&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">first joint exercise on July 23, with personnel from all four countries aboard the same ship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The leaders of the Quad agreed to promote cooperation on maritime security in the summit<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">meeting last September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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 id=\"m_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-86\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(7,48,244)\"><b>NHK World<\/b><\/span><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250724_01\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250724_01\/index.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw31RekU4Zd5lZ-tPIZCsRmu\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20250724_01\/<wbr>index.html<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-87\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/fp\/nsp\/page1e_000691_00001.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/fp\/nsp\/page1e_000691_00001.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0IDK1XJL9auCG9kAB8GULB\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/fp\/nsp\/<wbr>page1e_000691_00001.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;\">7\/24<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-88\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan Joint Staff released its monthly statistics on scrambles. In June, Japan Air Self&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 48 scrambles. The most scrambles are against&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Chinese aircrafts (37 times), followed by Russian aircrafts (7 time).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><font color=\"#2322e4\"><b>Japan Joint Staff<\/b><\/font><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250724_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250724_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3kcrnx3WlgTpC1MT52DJTK\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250724_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;\">7\/24<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-89\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;released&nbsp;<wbr>its&nbsp;statistics&nbsp;on&nbsp;scrambles&nbsp;<wbr>covering&nbsp;the&nbsp;past&nbsp;three&nbsp;<wbr>months.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">During&nbsp;April&nbsp;1&nbsp;to&nbsp;June&nbsp;30,&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;(<wbr>JASDF)&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;157&nbsp;<wbr>scrambles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">This&nbsp;is&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;level&nbsp;<wbr>compared&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;period&nbsp;<wbr>last&nbsp;year&nbsp;(159&nbsp;times).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;most&nbsp;of&nbsp;scrambles&nbsp;are&nbsp;<wbr>against&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;aircrafts&nbsp;(78%<wbr>),&nbsp;followed&nbsp;by&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;(20%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;also&nbsp;<wbr>released&nbsp;the&nbsp;main&nbsp;flight&nbsp;<wbr>patterns&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;aircrafts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(<span style=\"color:rgb(243,4,4)\"><b>RED:&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<\/b><\/span>\/<b>&nbsp;<span style=\"color:rgb(255,177,6)\">Yellow:&nbsp;<wbr>Russian<\/span><\/b>)<\/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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Na5EO_-OY9cRiSO0S5vTTFr_LQQjM_y8O-jX8bkjaBFdzpT5P5G92Yy_spqFfj27r1tCfLTs9g65hlfWdAXGw_vNCs1AQW-817NxrUZNhTJt8PDTBsngV8sDSEBpwQ0muQpQHY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0011-f16e0d0159a6.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-90\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01440.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01440.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw09IThGC9sjszKzC0_-H63k\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01440.<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;\">7\/25<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-91\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan Maritime Self Defense Force confirmed one Chinese Dakai-class submarine rescue&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">ship (hull number 841) sailing east in waters 330km west of the Goto Islands&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">(Nagasaki Prefecture) on July 24. The vessel then crossed the Tsushima Strait and&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">navigated to the Sea of Japan. This is the first time the JMSDF has confirmed Dakai-class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_Na4xDFRu8SBa0vX9D5ZjI310Dm318Y5cqbNY75aetxiwyX163idEI-Ssm23mVKEyfzVwgL2CrCNTVdlWFhAc0AB_7Egqjh_uYZjvrtcsPnoE64hyKzH74n_j4LUYc_sXM24poI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0002-341d7e0be0e8.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 style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYbWZi50bULVFqNY7BVeM0JJcilj0caiQcQ-K_djrfAj-D2Nh4eiK4d6kqaCIYzM2IzUZptriSpChZqkjLR3m71p2D8dI0C1k-w8Na3xl9wGzQVTwWkVALfCKLGUX0dUgsYFB4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0003-217ac0c9d8b2.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-92\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><b>Japan Joint Staff<\/b><\/span><\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250725_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250725_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449921000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3yaJLGz-5wpdXVanQuRFBc\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250725_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;\">7\/29<\/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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-93\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On July 29 morning, Japan Joint Staff confirmed one Russian patrol aircraft (IL-38)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">flying from the continent. The aircraft flew from the Sea of Japan flew in from the&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">direction of the continent, proceeded southwest over the Sea of Japan from west of&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Hokkaido, circled over the Sea of Japan, and then headed north toward the continent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\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=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYqPOjkz9xT9nh5TKudA4YxiRj9-Zxf4W7uqkJI0hRHJ_Ke2r1i_0OD-Blj0egOE2N8Vm975G-0_vFrjUc9SZk2Xg8a57NacnPR77V-bcM05bAbz3wi9h1wbqRK5lYb3R6k5Ac=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0004-6aebfd7fb470.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 style=\"text-align:center;text-align:-webkit-center\"><img width=\"300\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NaGKCe9XnKrlY_OqMupiv42xn9yxVvfNjcN_ed-SbLjZ2uxWoWbrTIprhwHiy03OTKbPIRBGgav6mUxhYYjb-kMGRWt9J-Nx8cB2rulK7071VyEcpOdjHXimp-ze8LsfBvFRII=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202507\/000201ac\/0005-425270e3fe3a.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_3154875321163791135m_7519934125428683372fc-id-94\" style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Meiryo UI&quot;,Meiryo,&quot;MS PGothic&quot;,Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:1.8;width:100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff<\/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;width:100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250729_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20250729_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754664449922000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OKMp-02EKYtHHQWURkXwg\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20250729_01.pdf<\/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.26. July 31. 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. 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