{"id":2657,"date":"2025-10-15T20:14:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?page_id=2657"},"modified":"2025-10-18T20:19:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:19:30","slug":"vol-31-october-15-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/vol-31-october-15-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol. 31, October 15, 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.31. October 15. 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: 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 October 15)<\/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>In the first half of this month, China repeatedly engaged in unilateral actions in violation of international law.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese oceanographic research vessel conducted what appeared to be oceanographic research within Japan\u2019s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the East China Sea. As unapproved oceanographic research activities in the area are not permitted, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) repeatedly demanded that the activities be halted. Nevertheless, similar activities by the vessel were repeatedly confirmed on September 28, 30, and on October 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 13 and 14.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Japan\u2019s efforts, the Japan-Philippines Vice-Ministerial Strategic Dialogue was held on October 2, during which the two sides exchanged views on security and maritime cooperation, which are essential to promoting the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP). On October 7, the Japanese and Philippine defense ministers held a VTC, during which they reaffirmed close cooperation on maritime security and regional stability. It was also reported that the JCG and Taiwan\u2019s Coast Guard Administration are strengthening their cooperation through regular joint maritime exercises.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>[Statistical Data as of October 15]<\/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 \/><br \/>\n                                        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;\">Sep.<\/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; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Territorial<br \/>\n                                              Waters<\/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;\">Oct.<\/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; border-left: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Territorial<br \/>\n                                              Waters<\/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;\">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<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;\">7<\/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 rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" 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;\">Oct.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" 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;\">Contiguous zone<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" 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;\">Territorial<br \/>\n                                              Waters<\/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;\">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;\">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-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;\">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 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;\">1<\/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;\">8<\/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\" 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windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; padding: 0mm 4.95pt 0mm 4.95pt;\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/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;\"><span class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">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 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;\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">6<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/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;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\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;\">9\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-111\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;September&nbsp;30,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;was&nbsp;<wbr>observed&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;Exclusive&nbsp;<wbr>Economic&nbsp;Zone&nbsp;(EEZ),&nbsp;<wbr>approximately&nbsp;386&nbsp;kilometers&nbsp;<wbr>west&nbsp;of&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;in&nbsp;Kagoshima&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture,&nbsp;extending&nbsp;what&nbsp;<wbr>appeared&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;pipe-like&nbsp;<wbr>object into&nbsp;the sea&nbsp;from&nbsp;its&nbsp;stern.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;issued&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>radio&nbsp;request&nbsp;via&nbsp;its&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessel,&nbsp;asking&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>research&nbsp;activities&nbsp;be&nbsp;halted,&nbsp;stating&nbsp;that&nbsp;such&nbsp;<wbr>activities&nbsp;are&nbsp;not&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;<wbr>without&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;consent.&nbsp;<wbr>Subsequently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;exited&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<br \/>According&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>same&nbsp;oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;also&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;what&nbsp;appeared&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>research&nbsp;activities&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>September&nbsp;28&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>EEZ,&nbsp;near&nbsp;the current&nbsp;research&nbsp;area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_NYbTOv3dDQ2Mc4wkoc1iKnVjfngL6LhR5ePJZ2hLQSZEpqqtyVn-gT-ycpnioE-a2x-jVyjFE2LaOf985mDj3x9zeNRYMnWPRa0RUyxvIywN5wPsCdNJunrqaUvzpIMYHJaIkM=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/000b-18af1b789172.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-112\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/na-k10014937251000\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/na-k10014937251000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0X49xxxb87A3Asy_zkK1Wr\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/<wbr>na\/na-k10014937251000<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-113\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Photo: Japan Coast 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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/post-1247.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/info\/topics\/post-1247.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1A0YwBzrb1UWO22euaxfb8\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/<wbr>info\/topics\/post-1247.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;\">9\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-114\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;(<wbr>PCG)&nbsp;has&nbsp;taken&nbsp;custody&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;<wbr>alleged&nbsp;underwater&nbsp;drone&nbsp;<wbr>recovered&nbsp;by local&nbsp;fishermen&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>near&nbsp;Brgy.&nbsp;Barangonan,&nbsp;<wbr>Linapacan,&nbsp;Palawan.&nbsp;This&nbsp;<wbr>incident&nbsp;highlights&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;illegal&nbsp;<wbr>marine&nbsp;scientific&nbsp;research&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;waters,&nbsp;amid&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>pattern&nbsp;of&nbsp;similar&nbsp;events&nbsp;involving&nbsp;foreign-<wbr>origin&nbsp;autonomous&nbsp;underwater&nbsp;<wbr>vehicles&nbsp;(AUVs).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;September&nbsp;28,&nbsp;2025,&nbsp;<wbr>fishermen&nbsp;from&nbsp;Sitio&nbsp;Tapic,&nbsp;<wbr>Brgy.&nbsp;New&nbsp;Colaylayan,&nbsp;<wbr>Linapacan,&nbsp;discovered&nbsp;the&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;<wbr>12-foot-long&nbsp;device&nbsp;during&nbsp;<wbr>routine&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;operations. Later&nbsp;that&nbsp;evening,&nbsp;they&nbsp;turned&nbsp;the&nbsp;AUV&nbsp;<wbr>over&nbsp;to&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;personnel.<wbr>&nbsp;The&nbsp;alleged&nbsp;drone&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>safely&nbsp;transported&nbsp;and&nbsp;secured&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>PCG&nbsp;Station&nbsp;Linapacan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Preliminary&nbsp;observations&nbsp;show&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;the&nbsp;device&nbsp;features&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>Conductivity-Temperature-<wbr>Depth&nbsp;(CTD)&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">sensor\u2014a&nbsp;compact&nbsp;probe&nbsp;<wbr>designed&nbsp;to&nbsp;measure&nbsp;seawater&nbsp;<wbr>salinity,&nbsp;temperature,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>depth, which&nbsp;are&nbsp;key&nbsp;parameters&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;profiling.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>sensor&nbsp;includes&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>labeling&nbsp;(\u201c\u6d77\u6c34\u76d0\u5ea6\u4f20\u611f\u5668\u201d)&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;serial&nbsp;<wbr>number&nbsp;(CTD-20090334),&nbsp;along&nbsp;<wbr>with&nbsp;visible&nbsp;corrosion&nbsp;from&nbsp;prolonged&nbsp;saltwater&nbsp;exposure.&nbsp;<wbr>It&nbsp;is&nbsp;mounted&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;rugged&nbsp;<wbr>metal&nbsp;frame,&nbsp;typical&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>components&nbsp;in&nbsp;autonomous&nbsp;underwater&nbsp;<wbr>vehicles&nbsp;commonly&nbsp;known&nbsp;as&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>underwater&nbsp;drones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">This&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;fits&nbsp;into&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>series&nbsp;of&nbsp;similar&nbsp;incidents&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;waters&nbsp;dating&nbsp;<wbr>back&nbsp;to&nbsp;July&nbsp;2022,&nbsp;including&nbsp;devices&nbsp;found&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Pasuquin,&nbsp;Ilocos&nbsp;Norte&nbsp;(July&nbsp;<wbr>2022);&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Zambales&nbsp;coast&nbsp;(September 2022);&nbsp;Calayan&nbsp;Island,&nbsp;<wbr>Cagayan&nbsp;(August&nbsp;2024);&nbsp;Initao,<wbr>&nbsp;Misamis&nbsp;Oriental&nbsp;(October&nbsp;2024);&nbsp;and San&nbsp;Pascual,&nbsp;Masbate&nbsp;(<wbr>December&nbsp;2024).&nbsp;At&nbsp;least&nbsp;<wbr>three&nbsp;of&nbsp;those&nbsp;prior&nbsp;<wbr>recoveries&nbsp;have been&nbsp;linked to&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;deployment,&nbsp;based&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;evidence&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Telecom&nbsp;SIM&nbsp;cards,&nbsp;iridium&nbsp;transceivers connected&nbsp;to&nbsp;Beijing-based&nbsp;<wbr>HWA&nbsp;Create&nbsp;(a&nbsp;defense&nbsp;<wbr>contractor),&nbsp;and&nbsp;battery&nbsp;packs&nbsp;marked by China&nbsp;Electronics&nbsp;Technology&nbsp;<wbr>Group&nbsp;Corporation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Previous&nbsp;forensic&nbsp;analyses&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>similar&nbsp;recovered&nbsp;AUVs&nbsp;have&nbsp;<wbr>identified&nbsp;them&nbsp;as&nbsp;tools&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>advanced&nbsp;underwater&nbsp;surveillance&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>seafloor&nbsp;mapping.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>integrated&nbsp;CTD&nbsp;sensor&nbsp;allows&nbsp;<wbr>for&nbsp;the&nbsp;collection&nbsp;of&nbsp;data&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>salinity,&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;<wbr>gradients,&nbsp;depth,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>acoustic&nbsp;propagation\u2014<wbr>essential&nbsp;for&nbsp;bathymetric&nbsp;charting&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>environmental&nbsp;monitoring.&nbsp;<wbr>Recovered&nbsp;units&nbsp;have&nbsp;shown&nbsp;<wbr>capabilities&nbsp;for&nbsp;autonomous&nbsp;data&nbsp;<wbr>processing,&nbsp;storage,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>satellite&nbsp;transmission,&nbsp;with&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;case&nbsp;revealing&nbsp;encrypted&nbsp;communications&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>mainland&nbsp;China&nbsp;during&nbsp;<wbr>operations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-115\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(0,28,255)\"><\/span><b><span style=\"color:rgb(0,28,255)\">Philippine Coast 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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/pia.gov.ph\/news\/pcg-secures-alleged-underwater-drone-recovered-by-local-fishermen-in-palawan-waters\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/pia.gov.ph\/news\/pcg-secures-alleged-underwater-drone-recovered-by-local-fishermen-in-palawan-waters\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw264cHIFhMfW8uEQbyezqQq\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/pia.gov.ph\/news\/pcg-<wbr>secures-alleged-underwater-<wbr>drone-recovered-by-local-<wbr>fishermen-in-palawan-waters\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-116\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;1,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;says&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>patrol&nbsp;ship&nbsp;saw&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;extending&nbsp;a&nbsp;pipe-like&nbsp;object&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;waters&nbsp;roughly&nbsp;400&nbsp;<wbr>kilometers&nbsp;west&nbsp;of&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;<wbr>Oshima&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;same&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;seen&nbsp;<wbr>conducting&nbsp;what&nbsp;appeared&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>be&nbsp;survey&nbsp;operations&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>adjacent&nbsp;waters&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>September&nbsp;28&nbsp;and&nbsp;30.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;2,&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Cabinet&nbsp;<wbr>Secretary&nbsp;Hayashi&nbsp;Yoshimasa&nbsp;<wbr>said&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;has&nbsp;continuously&nbsp;demanded&nbsp;that&nbsp;China&nbsp;stop&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>activity.&nbsp;He&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>government&nbsp;has&nbsp;also&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>strong&nbsp;protest&nbsp;with&nbsp;China&nbsp;through&nbsp;diplomatic&nbsp;<wbr>channels,&nbsp;saying&nbsp;any&nbsp;marine&nbsp;<wbr>scientific&nbsp;survey&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>EEZ&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;acceptable&nbsp;without&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>consent&nbsp;and&nbsp;is&nbsp;extremely&nbsp;<wbr>regrettable,&nbsp;and&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;must&nbsp;<wbr>stop&nbsp;immediately.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">He&nbsp;said&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;will&nbsp;continue&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;deal&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;<wbr>resolutely&nbsp;and&nbsp;calmly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">NHK World<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20251002_13\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/en\/news\/20251002_13\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Gpo33Zk18WJLeUp_8kKee\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/<wbr>nhkworld\/en\/news\/20251002_13\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-117\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;2,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan-<wbr><br \/>\n                                      Philippines&nbsp;Vice-Ministerial&nbsp;<wbr>Strategic&nbsp;Dialogue&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">During&nbsp;the&nbsp;dialogue,&nbsp;both&nbsp;<wbr>sides&nbsp;exchanged&nbsp;views&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>economic&nbsp;security&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;in&nbsp;security&nbsp;and&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;areas&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>promoting&nbsp;a&nbsp;Free&nbsp;and&nbsp;Open&nbsp;<wbr>Indo-Pacific&nbsp;(FOIP)&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;midst&nbsp;of&nbsp;an&nbsp;<wbr>increasingly&nbsp;severe&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>complex&nbsp;global&nbsp;strategic&nbsp;<wbr>environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;sides&nbsp;also&nbsp;held&nbsp;<wbr>candid&nbsp;and&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;<wbr>discussions&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;and South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;Japan-U.S.-<wbr>Philippines&nbsp;cooperation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>various&nbsp;regional&nbsp;and international&nbsp;issues&nbsp;including&nbsp;ASEAN,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>they&nbsp;concurred&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;<wbr>working&nbsp;closely&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;<wbr>forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-118\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(7,48,244)\"><b>Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01709.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01709.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Rup_EPHOvafm2dJLpp_uD\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01709.<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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-119\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;2,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;extending&nbsp;a&nbsp;pipe-like&nbsp;object&nbsp;<wbr>into&nbsp;the&nbsp;sea&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>EEZ,&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;385 kilometers west&nbsp;of Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">This&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>conducting&nbsp;activities&nbsp;within&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;off&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;fourth&nbsp;time,&nbsp;following&nbsp;<wbr>operations&nbsp;on&nbsp;September&nbsp;28,&nbsp;<wbr>30&nbsp;and&nbsp;October&nbsp;1.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;JCG&#8217;s&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;ship&nbsp;issued&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;radio&nbsp;warning&nbsp;demanding&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;the&nbsp;research&nbsp;be&nbsp;halted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Subsequently,&nbsp;the&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;exited&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-120\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Jiji Press News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jiji.com\/jc\/article?k=2025100200872&amp;g=soc\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.jiji.com\/jc\/article?k%3D2025100200872%26g%3Dsoc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zby_xl8pypXryZrnSa48X\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.jiji.com\/jc\/<wbr>article?k=2025100200872&amp;g=soc<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-121\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;3,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Maritime&nbsp;Self&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;(<wbr>JMSDF)&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;<wbr>Udaloy&nbsp;\u2162&nbsp;class&nbsp;destroyer&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>543),&nbsp;one&nbsp;Steregushchiy&nbsp;\u2162&nbsp;<wbr>class&nbsp;frigate&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>337)&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;Boris&nbsp;Chilikin&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>replenishment&nbsp;oilers&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;<wbr>southwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;80km&nbsp;<wbr>northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;Tsushima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(Nagasaki&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture).<br \/>These&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;<wbr>southwest&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Tsushima&nbsp;Strait&nbsp;and&nbsp;navigated&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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=\"299\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYbHvef1XE4NFO1QeLO6yQ_HC--Xbz7Hkz9rUqTUK5u5A0cXqZZmJW8QzOuPjqsbET9Tj93n8pk_g_T5hlxtoW2eDYs_0o1BJI28o83j3KZsSwGxQmezvbVhSm_UpP7w445j9A=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/000c-f6fe981f96b7.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-122\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251003_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251003_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253049000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1tfvm4Dqje0hLtNTyL_BXq\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251003_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-123\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><font color=\"#2322e4\"><\/font>It&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>JCG&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan\u2019s&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>Administration&nbsp;are&nbsp;working&nbsp;to&nbsp;regularize&nbsp;joint&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>exercises.&nbsp;They&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;<wbr>considering&nbsp;future&nbsp;exercises&nbsp;<wbr>involving&nbsp;allied&nbsp;and&nbsp;like-minded&nbsp;partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">In&nbsp;June,&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;<wbr>dispatched&nbsp;large&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;a&nbsp;joint&nbsp;<wbr>exercise&nbsp;in&nbsp;international&nbsp;waters&nbsp;south&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Sakishima&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture,&nbsp;<wbr>simulating&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;operations.&nbsp;This&nbsp;<wbr>marked&nbsp;the&nbsp;second&nbsp;such&nbsp;<wbr>exercise&nbsp;since&nbsp;diplomatic&nbsp;<wbr>ties&nbsp;between&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;sides&nbsp;were&nbsp;severed.&nbsp;In&nbsp;<wbr>contrast&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;joint&nbsp;<wbr>exercise&nbsp;held&nbsp;in&nbsp;July&nbsp;last&nbsp;<wbr>year&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Boso&nbsp;Peninsula&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chiba&nbsp;Prefecture,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;came&nbsp;within&nbsp;visual&nbsp;<wbr>range&nbsp;of&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>strengthened&nbsp;on-site&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>information&nbsp;sharing&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>adjustments&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;search&nbsp;<wbr>area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>officially&nbsp;frames&nbsp;the&nbsp;joint&nbsp;<wbr>exercise&nbsp;with&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;as&nbsp;part&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;an&nbsp;&#8220;exchange&#8221;&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>memorandums&nbsp;of&nbsp;understanding&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;concluded&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;the&nbsp;two&nbsp;sides&#8217;&nbsp;liaison&nbsp;<wbr>agencies&nbsp;in&nbsp;2017&nbsp;and&nbsp;2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Alongside&nbsp;these&nbsp;memorandums,&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan\u2019s&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;<wbr>Guard&nbsp;Administration&nbsp;have,&nbsp;in&nbsp;recent years,&nbsp;quietly&nbsp;exchanged&nbsp;<wbr>visits&nbsp;between&nbsp;Tokyo&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Taipei&nbsp;by&nbsp;senior&nbsp;officials,&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;the&nbsp;head&nbsp;of Taiwan\u2019s&nbsp;agency.&nbsp;Through&nbsp;<wbr>discussions,&nbsp;consultations,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;site&nbsp;visits,&nbsp;they&nbsp;have&nbsp;deepened their cooperation.&nbsp;China\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>increasingly&nbsp;coercive&nbsp;<wbr>behavior&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;around&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands&nbsp;in Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture&nbsp;and&nbsp;near&nbsp;<wbr>Taiwan&nbsp;lies&nbsp;behind&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>enhanced&nbsp;coordination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">In early&nbsp;September, ruling&nbsp;party&nbsp;lawmakers&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;held&nbsp;<wbr>discussions&nbsp;on&nbsp;enhancing cooperation between&nbsp;their&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;<wbr>agencies&nbsp;and&nbsp;promoting&nbsp;<wbr>personnel&nbsp;exchanges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">In&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>partnership&nbsp;with&nbsp;Taiwan,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>JCG&nbsp;is&nbsp;expanding&nbsp;its&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>security&nbsp;cooperation&nbsp;through&nbsp;both&nbsp;bilateral&nbsp;and&nbsp;so-<wbr>called&nbsp;\u201cminilateral\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>frameworks&nbsp;involving&nbsp;a&nbsp;small number&nbsp;of&nbsp;countries such&nbsp;as&nbsp;Japan\u2013U.S.,&nbsp;Japan\u2013<wbr>Philippines,&nbsp;Japan\u2013India,&nbsp;<wbr>Japan\u2013U.S.\u2013South&nbsp;Korea,&nbsp;Japan\u2013U.S.\u2013Philippines,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Quad&nbsp;(Japan\u2013U.S.\u2013<wbr>Australia\u2013India). These&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;aim&nbsp;to&nbsp;maintain and&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;a&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>order&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;rule&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>law.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Yomiuri Shimbun News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/national\/20251002-OYT1T50199\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/national\/20251002-OYT1T50199\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3zw8ginB3n_sMR-Ua7kkw2\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.yomiuri.co.jp\/<wbr>national\/20251002-OYT1T50199\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-124\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;is&nbsp;closely&nbsp;<wbr>watching&nbsp;Beijing&#8217;s&nbsp;plans&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;nature&nbsp;reserve&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>disputed&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;Shoal&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;its&nbsp;chief&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>armed&nbsp;forces&nbsp;said&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;<wbr>3,&nbsp;adding&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;important&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;shoal&nbsp;<wbr>does&nbsp;not&nbsp;become&nbsp;militarised.<br \/>Manila&nbsp;has&nbsp;called&nbsp;last&nbsp;month&#8217;<wbr>s&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;by&nbsp;China&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>plans&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;reserve&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>shoal&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8220;clear&nbsp;pretext&nbsp;for&nbsp;occupation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Philippines&#8217;&nbsp;Armed&nbsp;Forces&nbsp;<wbr>Chief&nbsp;General&nbsp;Romeo&nbsp;Brawner&nbsp;<wbr>said&nbsp;his&nbsp;country&nbsp;&#8220;will&nbsp;not&nbsp;<wbr>allow&#8221;&nbsp;what&nbsp;happened&nbsp;at&nbsp;Mischief&nbsp;Reef&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>happen&nbsp;to&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;Shoal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;claims&nbsp;<wbr>Mischief&nbsp;Reef,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>within&nbsp;its&nbsp;Exclusive&nbsp;Economic&nbsp;<wbr>Zone&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;but&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;<wbr>occupied&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;1990s&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>China,&nbsp;which&nbsp;has&nbsp;since&nbsp;built&nbsp;<wbr>a&nbsp;military&nbsp;base&nbsp;on&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&#8220;Once&nbsp;they&nbsp;build&nbsp;a&nbsp;structure&nbsp;<wbr>there,&nbsp;that&nbsp;would&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>different&nbsp;story.&nbsp;We&nbsp;have&nbsp;<wbr>several&nbsp;options&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;could&nbsp;do.&nbsp;Diplomatically,&nbsp;<wbr>we&nbsp;could&nbsp;file&nbsp;protests,&nbsp;but&nbsp;<wbr>we&nbsp;are&nbsp;watching&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;<wbr>will&nbsp;not&nbsp;have&nbsp;a&nbsp;repeat&nbsp;of&nbsp;Mischief&nbsp;Reef,&#8221;&nbsp;<wbr>Brawner&nbsp;told&nbsp;a&nbsp;forum&nbsp;<wbr>organised&nbsp;by&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;<wbr>correspondents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Both&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippines&nbsp;claim&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Scarborough&nbsp;Shoal,&nbsp;but&nbsp;<wbr>sovereignty&nbsp;remains&nbsp;<wbr>unresolved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China&nbsp;took&nbsp;control&nbsp;in&nbsp;2012&nbsp;<wbr>after&nbsp;a&nbsp;standoff&nbsp;and&nbsp;has&nbsp;<wbr>since&nbsp;stationed&nbsp;its&nbsp;coast&nbsp;<wbr>guard&nbsp;and&nbsp;fishing&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China&nbsp;said&nbsp;a&nbsp;national&nbsp;nature&nbsp;<wbr>reserve&nbsp;at&nbsp;Scarborough&nbsp;Shoal&nbsp;<wbr>was&nbsp;important&nbsp;to&nbsp;preserve&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>atoll&#8217;s&nbsp;ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\u3000&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><font color=\"#2322e4\"><b>Reuters<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/philippines-says-watching-chinas-actions-south-china-sea-nature-reserve-2025-10-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/philippines-says-watching-chinas-actions-south-china-sea-nature-reserve-2025-10-03\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Rkovtox5-HcBDoFQOMN1U\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/<wbr>china\/philippines-says-<wbr>watching-chinas-actions-south-<wbr>china-sea-nature-reserve-2025-<wbr>10-03\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-125\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;4,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;was&nbsp;deploying&nbsp;a&nbsp;pipe-<wbr>like&nbsp;object&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;sea&nbsp;<wbr>within&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;EEZ,&nbsp;<wbr>approximately 420&nbsp;kilometers&nbsp;west&nbsp;of&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;<wbr>Oshima&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<br \/>A&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;patrol&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;issued&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>radio&nbsp;warning&nbsp;demanding&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>halt,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;side&nbsp;about&nbsp;an&nbsp;<wbr>hour&nbsp;later.&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Since&nbsp;September&nbsp;28,&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;<wbr>research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>observed&nbsp;operating&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;<wbr>times&nbsp;in&nbsp;the surrounding&nbsp;EEZ.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Kyodo News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13248010.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13248010.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PHILXNQorSGTzqwyptNko\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/<wbr>13248010.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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-126\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;5,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;was&nbsp;deploying&nbsp;what&nbsp;<wbr>appeared&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;a&nbsp;pipe-like&nbsp;<wbr>object&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;sea&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel,&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ,&nbsp;<wbr>approximately&nbsp;383&nbsp;kilometers&nbsp;<wbr>west&nbsp;of&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;same&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;<wbr>also&nbsp;observed&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;what&nbsp;<wbr>appeared&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;research&nbsp;<wbr>activities&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;on&nbsp;September&nbsp;28&nbsp;and&nbsp;30,<wbr>&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;1,&nbsp;2,&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-127\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><b>NHK News (Japanese)<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/na-k10014941781000\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/na-k10014941781000&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2F5wl5z1eYOdJRKaeZP5WX\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/<wbr>na\/na-k10014941781000<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-128\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;6,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22,&nbsp;which&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>suspected&nbsp;of&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;since&nbsp;<wbr>October&nbsp;5&nbsp;in&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;off&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;<wbr>Island,&nbsp;had&nbsp;moved&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;side&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan-<wbr>China&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<br \/>The&nbsp;same&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>repeatedly&nbsp;observed&nbsp;<wbr>conducting&nbsp;similar&nbsp;activities&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;since&nbsp;September&nbsp;28.<\/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 id=\"m_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-129\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">\u3000<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><\/b><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Kyodo News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13256222.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13256222.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1CHWl6YqvxRfVQalvpFqDz\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/<wbr>13256222.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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-130\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;3,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;Vishnya&nbsp;<wbr>class&nbsp;Intelligence&nbsp;ship&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;<wbr>number&nbsp;535)&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;90km&nbsp;northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Tsushima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(Nagasaki&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture).<br \/>From&nbsp;October&nbsp;3&nbsp;to&nbsp;4,&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;Tsushima&nbsp;Strait.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Subsequently,&nbsp;on October&nbsp;6,&nbsp;this&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;<wbr>south&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;Okinawajima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;and Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(both&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;<wbr>Ocean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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=\"298\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbdGpv8vNdykeiceoPtaYAkbUZRiE4kkY0cuxMVldSwfC9ZWBF242q1rQzZ5YL4acKtAmDXAxkM8i4i40Zx4nSLTtThpev5iE_W7jOP4gEOZYvZ9lRc9YJn6AAvKtvvnVCVtR8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/000d-0f8cb696c94a.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-131\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw110uyEou-hrq6ym6V9-B4y\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251006_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-132\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;4,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>Dongdiao&nbsp;class&nbsp;Intelligence&nbsp;<wbr>ship&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;796)&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;northeast&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;60km&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;of&nbsp;Cape&nbsp;<wbr>Tappizaki&nbsp;(Aomori&nbsp;Prefecture).<wbr>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">This&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;east&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;Tsugaru&nbsp;Strait&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;<wbr>Ocean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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=\"299\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NYkhwEdWpNPT1UO0qPPoMYfACP6D14SBvPgzpmaeBRRzUjad3GaiM9raNJlGDJxsjxvxSnXxkN2xjLi0dXf1i-CMM-lu-WWNW8VU-KdhhOH-yED7imrPOq8sdbYBHQnMz2xBbI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/000e-056dd50a0ffa.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-133\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(51,52,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(51,52,183)\"><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(51,52,183)\"><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Japan Joint Staff<\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><\/span><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253050000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1B6taUE1vjIM0dxpC97YMf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251006_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-134\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;5,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;Udaloy&nbsp;\u2162<wbr>&nbsp;class&nbsp;destroyer&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>543),&nbsp;one&nbsp;Steregushchiy&nbsp;\u2162&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>frigate&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;337)&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>one&nbsp;Boris&nbsp;Chilikin&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>replenishment&nbsp;oilers&nbsp;sailing&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;60km&nbsp;northwest&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Iriomotejima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture).&nbsp;<br \/>From&nbsp;October&nbsp;5&nbsp;to&nbsp;6,&nbsp;these&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;southwest&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;including&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;contiguous&nbsp;zone&nbsp;between&nbsp;Yonagunijima&nbsp;<wbr>Island&nbsp;(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture)&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;Iriomotejima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Pacific&nbsp;Ocean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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=\"299\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;vertical-align:top;max-width:100%;height:auto;width:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbNjaQl5fk53ufQFE6hxCAnBZMEZiE3ki3Q9YhcX6yhsH5u2n-1M1zR0dg17J3kZ2jy9nYpjbUacIKZmg2LJcFc-OjRafbL8158MMtRDOFmdRiNkG7D3NWlPO_6cA9uBVudbig=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/000f-0af0809ea335.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-135\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251006_03.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ZUO51nrWKpKkv7ryhW-Qf\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251006_03.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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-136\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan-Philippines&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Ministerial&nbsp;VTC&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;7,&nbsp;a&nbsp;Video&nbsp;<wbr>Teleconference&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;Minister&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Defense&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&#8217;&nbsp;Secretary&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>National&nbsp;Defense.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;Ministers&nbsp;welcomed&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;the&nbsp;application&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Japan-Philippines&nbsp;Reciprocal&nbsp;<wbr>Access&nbsp;Agreement&nbsp;(RAA),&nbsp;which&nbsp;came&nbsp;<wbr>into&nbsp;effect&nbsp;on&nbsp;September&nbsp;11,&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;the&nbsp;Bilateral&nbsp;HA\/DR&nbsp;<wbr>Exercise,&nbsp;and the&nbsp;delivery&nbsp;of&nbsp;support&nbsp;goods&nbsp;<wbr>for&nbsp;those&nbsp;affected&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>earthquake&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;coast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Cebu&nbsp;Province, demonstrates&nbsp;the&nbsp;deepening&nbsp;<wbr>relationship&nbsp;between&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Additionally,&nbsp;they&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;<wbr>their&nbsp;commitment&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;<wbr>working&nbsp;closely&nbsp;together,&nbsp;<wbr>based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the spirit&nbsp;of&nbsp;OCEAN,&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>security&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;regional&nbsp;<wbr>stability&nbsp;and&nbsp;peace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><font color=\"#2322e4\"><b>Ministry of Defense of Japan<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/10\/b446968dff81baa1ecb174bc6a1c9d39a554ac9d.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/article\/2025\/10\/b446968dff81baa1ecb174bc6a1c9d39a554ac9d.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xt9DlYhYCaN5PBbJ_ypvX\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/en\/<wbr>article\/2025\/10\/<wbr>b446968dff81baa1ecb174bc6a1c9d<wbr>39a554ac9d.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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-137\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Statistics&nbsp;on&nbsp;Scrambles&nbsp;<wbr>Conducted&nbsp;Through&nbsp;the&nbsp;First&nbsp;<wbr>Half&nbsp;of&nbsp;FY2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;<wbr>released&nbsp;its&nbsp;statistics&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>scrambles&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;first&nbsp;half&nbsp;of&nbsp;FY2025&nbsp;(April&nbsp;1&nbsp;to&nbsp;September&nbsp;<wbr>30,&nbsp;2025).&nbsp;The&nbsp;total&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;scrambles&nbsp;during&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>period&nbsp;was&nbsp;265.&nbsp;During&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;period&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;FY2024&nbsp;(April&nbsp;1&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>September&nbsp;30,&nbsp;2024),&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>total&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;scrambles&nbsp;was&nbsp;358.&nbsp;<br \/>Including&nbsp;estimates,&nbsp;<wbr>approximately&nbsp;75%&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>scrambles&nbsp;were&nbsp;in&nbsp;response&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;aircraft,&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;22%&nbsp;to&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft,&nbsp;and&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;3%<wbr>&nbsp;to&nbsp;others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">During&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;period,&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>May&nbsp;3,&nbsp;an&nbsp;airspace&nbsp;violation&nbsp;<wbr>occurred&nbsp;involving&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>helicopter&nbsp;launched&nbsp;from&nbsp;a&nbsp;China&nbsp;Coast&nbsp;Guard&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;that&nbsp;had&nbsp;intruded&nbsp;into&nbsp;<wbr>Japan\u2019s&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>near&nbsp;the&nbsp;Senkaku&nbsp;Islands.&nbsp;<br \/>\n  In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;active&nbsp;<wbr>operations&nbsp;by&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Russian&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>observed,&nbsp;including:<br \/>\u2013&nbsp;more&nbsp;frequent&nbsp;passages&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;unmanned&nbsp;aerial&nbsp;<wbr>vehicles&nbsp;(UAVs)&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>Yonagunijima&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Island&nbsp;and&nbsp;Taiwan&nbsp;compared&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr><br \/>\n    the&nbsp;first&nbsp;half&nbsp;of&nbsp;FY2024;&nbsp;and<br \/>\u2013&nbsp;flights&nbsp;by&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;Tu-95&nbsp;<wbr>bombers&nbsp;and&nbsp;fighter&nbsp;jets&nbsp;over&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan.<\/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 id=\"m_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-138\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Yk1j1Aa4sqLUD6SSCSvjt\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251010_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-139\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Monthly&nbsp;Statistics&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>Scrambles\uff08September\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Japan&nbsp;Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;released&nbsp;<wbr>its&nbsp;monthly&nbsp;statistics&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>scrambles.&nbsp;In&nbsp;September,&nbsp;<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;(JASDF)&nbsp;<wbr>conducted&nbsp;44&nbsp;scrambles.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>most&nbsp;scrambles&nbsp;are&nbsp;against&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;aircrafts&nbsp;(34&nbsp;times).&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>others&nbsp;were&nbsp;against&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;<wbr>aircrafts&nbsp;(8&nbsp;times)&nbsp;and&nbsp;so&nbsp;on.<wbr>&nbsp;<\/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 id=\"m_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-140\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_02.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0neoCBCGSOG0Eyk1skeMSS\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251010_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-141\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;10,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;two&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Luyang&nbsp;<wbr>III&nbsp;class&nbsp;destroyer&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;<wbr>number&nbsp;123&nbsp;and&nbsp;124)&nbsp;and&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>Fuchi&nbsp;class&nbsp;replenishment&nbsp;<wbr>ship&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;902)&nbsp;<wbr>sailing&nbsp;northwest&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;200km&nbsp;southeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(Okinawa&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture).&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>These&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;north&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>Okinawajima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;and&nbsp;navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_NZAfiOQlZOmLAMdtdEo9YKDjr7-GPApLuClNNeRIklj2vps0ln1hP-5xSWM0mXdGHmIP-qjQ1hq8veHCtBL3xQSeZbdtJabWbWSDUIFD889NFD7PSSFmncdctn6MB_Cpzmi20o=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/0010-990da839ba0b.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-142\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251010_08.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LMaLh64ItNymGY2NbQPvE\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251010_08.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;\">10\/12<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-143\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Activities&nbsp;of&nbsp;another&nbsp;<wbr>research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan&#8217;s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;<wbr>off&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;in&nbsp;Kagoshima&nbsp;<wbr>Prefecture,&nbsp;where&nbsp;the&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;operating&nbsp;<wbr>since&nbsp;late&nbsp;September,&nbsp;<wbr>government&nbsp;sources&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;October&nbsp;12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">According&nbsp;to&nbsp;data&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Sankei&nbsp;Shimbun,&nbsp;although&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;left&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;area&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;6,&nbsp;it&nbsp;resumed&nbsp;<wbr>operations&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;<wbr>on&nbsp;October&nbsp;12.&nbsp;The&nbsp;area&nbsp;<wbr>includes&nbsp;gas&nbsp;fields&nbsp;that&nbsp;China&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>developing.&nbsp;From&nbsp;September&nbsp;26&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;October&nbsp;12,&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>reportedly&nbsp;crossed&nbsp;the&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>least&nbsp;25&nbsp;times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">According&nbsp;to&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>sources,&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;be&nbsp;operating&nbsp;within&nbsp;Japan\u2019<wbr>s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;off&nbsp;Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>October&nbsp;12&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;<wbr>Hong&nbsp;03.&nbsp;On&nbsp;October&nbsp;1,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Xiang&nbsp;Yang Hong&nbsp;18&nbsp;was&nbsp;also&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;been&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;near&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Senkaku&nbsp;Islands.&nbsp;China&nbsp;is&nbsp;stepping up&nbsp;its&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;activities&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;to&nbsp;assert&nbsp;<wbr>its&nbsp;influence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Analysis&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;data&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;tracking&nbsp;website&nbsp;<wbr>VesselFinder&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22&nbsp;departed&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>Hengsha&nbsp;Island&nbsp;near&nbsp;Shanghai,&nbsp;<wbr>China,&nbsp;on&nbsp;September&nbsp;25&nbsp;and&nbsp;headed&nbsp;toward&nbsp;the&nbsp;East&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>Sea.&nbsp;From&nbsp;September&nbsp;26&nbsp;onward,<wbr>&nbsp;the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;was&nbsp;observed&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;crossing&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>median&nbsp;line&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;slow&nbsp;speed&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;around&nbsp;2&nbsp;knots\u2014roughly&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>pace&nbsp;of a&nbsp;walking&nbsp;person.&nbsp;The&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>September&nbsp;26&nbsp;and&nbsp;October&nbsp;12,&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;crossed&nbsp;the&nbsp;median&nbsp;line&nbsp;on&nbsp;11&nbsp;<wbr>separate&nbsp;days,&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>25&nbsp;times.&nbsp;Plotting&nbsp;these&nbsp;<wbr>routes&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;map&nbsp;reveals&nbsp;\u201cpeculiar\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>patterns&nbsp;of&nbsp;movement.&nbsp;There&nbsp;<wbr>were&nbsp;also&nbsp;eight&nbsp;round&nbsp;trips,&nbsp;<wbr>each&nbsp;spanning&nbsp;approximately&nbsp;60&nbsp;kilometers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;sea&nbsp;area&nbsp;also&nbsp;contains&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Shirakaba&nbsp;gas&nbsp;field&nbsp;(<wbr>called&nbsp;Chunxiao&nbsp;in&nbsp;Chinese),&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;China&nbsp;is&nbsp;actively&nbsp;developing.&nbsp;<wbr>Currently,&nbsp;18&nbsp;drilling&nbsp;rigs&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;installed&nbsp;for&nbsp;gas&nbsp;<wbr>extraction,&nbsp;and&nbsp;moves&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>install&nbsp;three&nbsp;more&nbsp;rigs&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;this&nbsp;year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;movements&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22,&nbsp;<wbr>Professor&nbsp;Chisako&nbsp;Masuo&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Graduate&nbsp;School&nbsp;of&nbsp;Social&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cultural&nbsp;<wbr>Studies,&nbsp;Kyushu&nbsp;University,&nbsp;<wbr>an&nbsp;expert&nbsp;on&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>policy,&nbsp;analyzed&nbsp;that,&nbsp;\u201cIt&nbsp;is&nbsp;clear&nbsp;<wbr>this&nbsp;is&nbsp;not&nbsp;purely&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>academic&nbsp;research&nbsp;purposes.&nbsp;<wbr>The&nbsp;rigs&nbsp;are&nbsp;multifunctional&nbsp;and&nbsp;can&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>equipped&nbsp;with&nbsp;security&nbsp;<wbr>functions&nbsp;such&nbsp;as&nbsp;<wbr>surveillance&nbsp;equipment.&nbsp;By&nbsp;expanding&nbsp;and&nbsp;linking&nbsp;these&nbsp;<wbr>capabilities,&nbsp;the&nbsp;aim&nbsp;may&nbsp;be&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;intelligence&nbsp;<wbr>gathering&nbsp;in&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;waters&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>establish&nbsp;operational&nbsp;bases.\u201d&nbsp;<wbr>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-144\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Sankei Shimbun News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/article\/20251012-STGV7YJMUZKMFEY2STEZNORLSM\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/article\/20251012-STGV7YJMUZKMFEY2STEZNORLSM\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0u6-t9pY01t8OXEMljwtaN\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/<wbr>article\/20251012-<wbr>STGV7YJMUZKMFEY2STEZNORLSM\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-145\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;12,&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;coast&nbsp;<wbr>guard&nbsp;ships&nbsp;used&nbsp;powerful&nbsp;<wbr>water&nbsp;cannons&nbsp;and&nbsp;rammed&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>slightly&nbsp;damaged&nbsp;an&nbsp;anchored&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;government&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;<wbr>off&nbsp;an&nbsp;island&nbsp;inhabited&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>Filipinos&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;disputed&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">There&nbsp;were&nbsp;no&nbsp;injuries&nbsp;among&nbsp;<wbr>Filipino&nbsp;crewmen&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;BRP&nbsp;<wbr>Datu&nbsp;Pagbuaya,&nbsp;part&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>fisheries&nbsp;fleet&nbsp;that&nbsp;provides&nbsp;support&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;Filipino&nbsp;fishermen.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;targeted&nbsp;<wbr>Pagbuaya&nbsp;off&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines-occupied&nbsp;<wbr>Thitu&nbsp;island&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;latest&nbsp;<wbr>flare-up&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;long-<wbr>simmering&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;disputes involving&nbsp;Manila,&nbsp;Beijing&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>four&nbsp;other&nbsp;governments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Two&nbsp;other&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;<wbr>fisheries&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;were&nbsp;<wbr>targeted&nbsp;with&nbsp;water&nbsp;cannons&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the October 12&nbsp;faceoff, which&nbsp;occurred&nbsp;at&nbsp;least&nbsp;1.6&nbsp;<wbr>nautical&nbsp;miles&nbsp;(nearly&nbsp;3&nbsp;<wbr>kilometers)&nbsp;from&nbsp;Thitu&nbsp;island.<wbr>&nbsp;There&nbsp;were&nbsp;no damages&nbsp;or&nbsp;injuries,&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;<wbr>spokesperson&nbsp;Commodore&nbsp;Jay&nbsp;<wbr>Tarriela&nbsp;said&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;news briefing&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;13.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;coast&nbsp;guard&nbsp;<wbr>accused&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;<wbr>vessels&nbsp;of&nbsp;illegally&nbsp;entering&nbsp;<wbr>what&nbsp;it&nbsp;called&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;waters&nbsp;near&nbsp;a&nbsp;cluster&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>sandbars&nbsp;known&nbsp;as&nbsp;Sandy&nbsp;Cay,&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;lies&nbsp;between&nbsp;Thitu&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>China\u2019s&nbsp;artificial&nbsp;island&nbsp;base&nbsp;called&nbsp;<wbr>Subi&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u201cignoring&nbsp;repeated&nbsp;<wbr>stern&nbsp;warnings&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Chinese&nbsp;side.\u201d&nbsp;It&nbsp;said&nbsp;it&nbsp;\u201ctook&nbsp;control&nbsp;<wbr>measures&nbsp;against&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>accordance&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;law&nbsp;and&nbsp;resolutely&nbsp;drove&nbsp;them&nbsp;away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-146\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">The Associated Press<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-china-sea-thitu-island-philippines-7dfa0e6533236d442271176695039a6d\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/south-china-sea-thitu-island-philippines-7dfa0e6533236d442271176695039a6d&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253051000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1bdYBPLrTqOLBKbjyuUpLM\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/<wbr>south-china-sea-thitu-island-<wbr>philippines-<wbr>7dfa0e6533236d442271176695039a<wbr>6d<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-147\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Meeting&nbsp;between&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;Namazu&nbsp;and&nbsp;Under&nbsp;<wbr>Secretary&nbsp;Hooker&nbsp;(excerpt)<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;13&nbsp;in&nbsp;Tokyo,&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>meeting&nbsp;was&nbsp;held&nbsp;between&nbsp;<wbr>Japan\u2019s&nbsp;Senior&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;<wbr>Minister&nbsp;for&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;and&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Under&nbsp;<wbr>Secretary&nbsp;of&nbsp;State&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>Political&nbsp;Affairs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;sides&nbsp;led&nbsp;the&nbsp;U.S.-<wbr>Japan&nbsp;Dialogue&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;Free&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Open&nbsp;Indo-Pacific&nbsp;to&nbsp;discuss&nbsp;<wbr>priorities&nbsp;and&nbsp;align&nbsp;approaches&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>region.&nbsp;They&nbsp;emphasized&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>ongoing&nbsp;U.S.-Japan&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;ensures&nbsp;peace&nbsp;and&nbsp;stability&nbsp;<wbr>based&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;rule&nbsp;of&nbsp;law&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Indo-Pacific,&nbsp;which&nbsp;is&nbsp;<wbr>essential&nbsp;for a&nbsp;safe,&nbsp;prosperous,&nbsp;and&nbsp;secure&nbsp;<wbr>future&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;people&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>United&nbsp;States&nbsp;of&nbsp;America&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>Japan.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Both&nbsp;sides&nbsp;committed&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>enhance&nbsp;alignment&nbsp;on&nbsp;regional&nbsp;<wbr>priorities,&nbsp;including&nbsp;<wbr>addressing&nbsp;destabilizing&nbsp;activity&nbsp;by&nbsp;<wbr>China&nbsp;and&nbsp;North&nbsp;Korea,&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>strengthening&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;<wbr>security&nbsp;and&nbsp;law&nbsp;enforcement&nbsp;cooperation.&nbsp;They&nbsp;<wbr>also&nbsp;explored&nbsp;furthering&nbsp;<wbr>cooperation&nbsp;across&nbsp;a&nbsp;wide&nbsp;<wbr>range&nbsp;of&nbsp;fields.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;sides&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>further&nbsp;advance&nbsp;cooperation&nbsp;<wbr>with&nbsp;like-minded&nbsp;countries.&nbsp;<wbr>They&nbsp;committed to engage&nbsp;regularly&nbsp;to&nbsp;advance&nbsp;<wbr>efforts&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;a&nbsp;free&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>open&nbsp;Indo-Pacific&nbsp;region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-148\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01733.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/release\/pressite_000001_01733.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2j_gbpfBmMr4-UZTeANPlT\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mofa.go.jp\/press\/<wbr>release\/pressite_000001_01733.<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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-149\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;13,&nbsp;the&nbsp;United&nbsp;<wbr>States&nbsp;said&nbsp;it&nbsp;stood&nbsp;by&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>Philippine&nbsp;ally&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>emphasized&nbsp;their&nbsp;mutual&nbsp;defense&nbsp;treaty&nbsp;after&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;<wbr>from&nbsp;China&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippines&nbsp;clashed&nbsp;amid&nbsp;<wbr>heightened&nbsp;tensions&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;disputed&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Earlier,&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;<wbr>Ministry&nbsp;urged&nbsp;Manila&nbsp;not&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>challenge&nbsp;Beijing&#8217;s&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;<wbr>to&nbsp;&#8220;safeguard&nbsp;its&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;sovereignty&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>maritime&nbsp;rights&nbsp;and&nbsp;interests&#8221;<wbr>&nbsp;after&nbsp;the October 12&nbsp;incident&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;Spratly Islands,&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippines&nbsp;said&nbsp;China&nbsp;<wbr>deployed&nbsp;water&nbsp;cannon&nbsp;and&nbsp;<wbr>rammed&nbsp;a&nbsp;Filipino&nbsp;vessel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">U.S.&nbsp;State&nbsp;Department&nbsp;<wbr>spokesperson&nbsp;Tommy&nbsp;Pigott&nbsp;<wbr>condemned&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;&#8220;ramming&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;water&nbsp;cannoning&#8221;&nbsp;of&nbsp;a&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;and&nbsp;said&nbsp;Washington&nbsp;<wbr>stood&nbsp;with&nbsp;its&nbsp;ally&nbsp;&#8220;as&nbsp;they&nbsp;<wbr>confront&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;dangerous&nbsp;actions&nbsp;<wbr>which&nbsp;undermine&nbsp;regional&nbsp;<wbr>stability.&#8221;&nbsp;In&nbsp;a&nbsp;statement,&nbsp;<wbr>Pigott&nbsp;reaffirmed&nbsp;that&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IV&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;1951&nbsp;U.<wbr>S.&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;Mutual&nbsp;Defense&nbsp;<wbr>Treaty&nbsp;&#8220;extends&nbsp;to&nbsp;armed&nbsp;<wbr>attacks&nbsp;on&nbsp;Philippine&nbsp;armed&nbsp;forces,&nbsp;<wbr>public&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;or&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;those&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;Coast Guard&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;anywhere in&nbsp;the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">China&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Philippines&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;traded&nbsp;accusations&nbsp;over&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;confrontation&nbsp;near&nbsp;Sandy&nbsp;<wbr>Cay,&nbsp;a&nbsp;coral reef&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;Spratly&nbsp;<wbr>Islands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;two&nbsp;nations&nbsp;have&nbsp;<wbr>confronted&nbsp;each&nbsp;other&nbsp;<wbr>repeatedly&nbsp;in&nbsp;recent&nbsp;years&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Tensions&nbsp;have&nbsp;heightened&nbsp;<wbr>recently&nbsp;and&nbsp;Lin&nbsp;Jian,&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>spokesperson&nbsp;for&nbsp;China&#8217;s&nbsp;<wbr>foreign&nbsp;ministry,&nbsp;told&nbsp;a&nbsp;regular&nbsp;press&nbsp;briefing&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Philippines&nbsp;should&nbsp;<wbr>immediately&nbsp;stop&nbsp;&#8220;violations&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;provocations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;State&nbsp;Department&nbsp;said:&nbsp;&#8220;<wbr>China&#8217;s&nbsp;sweeping&nbsp;territorial&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;maritime&nbsp;claims&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>South&nbsp;China&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;<wbr>coercive&nbsp;actions&nbsp;to&nbsp;advance&nbsp;<wbr>them&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;expense&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>neighbors&nbsp;continue&nbsp;to&nbsp;undermine&nbsp;<wbr>regional&nbsp;stability&nbsp;and&nbsp;fly&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;face&nbsp;of&nbsp;its&nbsp;prior&nbsp;<wbr>commitments&nbsp;to&nbsp;resolve&nbsp;disputes&nbsp;peacefully.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-150\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Reuters<\/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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-tells-philippines-stop-provocations-after-south-china-sea-vessel-clash-2025-10-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-tells-philippines-stop-provocations-after-south-china-sea-vessel-clash-2025-10-13\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Pi_MmtaQNxK7JGFdtIJRG\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/<wbr>china\/china-tells-philippines-<wbr>stop-provocations-after-south-<wbr>china-sea-vessel-clash-2025-<wbr>10-13\/<\/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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-151\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;13,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JMSDF&nbsp;<wbr>confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Jangkai&nbsp;<wbr>II&nbsp;class&nbsp;frigate&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;<wbr>576), one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Luyang&nbsp;III&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>destroyer&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;122)&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;one&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;Fuchi&nbsp;class&nbsp;<wbr>replenishment&nbsp;ship&nbsp;(hull&nbsp;number&nbsp;889)&nbsp;<wbr>sailing&nbsp;southeast&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>waters&nbsp;130km&nbsp;northeast&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;(Okinawa&nbsp;Prefecture).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">These&nbsp;vessels&nbsp;sailed&nbsp;<wbr>southeast&nbsp;through&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;<wbr>between&nbsp;Okinawajima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;Miyakojima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;and&nbsp;navigated&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr><br \/>\n                                      Pacific&nbsp;Ocean.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_NZFgsbXx9--aDcpf1rbahJbsLakeEVgJt9D4qKUAeUknXxGTPBQpZurZNgtpecvNBcPhqporjNOqwMRuNrOvc0ktF90YJgDSg0MWR3tm_lYbMQczQxzOyMXp-cLIzdvL1XOhc0=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/0002-fc8ab09af701.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-152\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251014_01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251014_01.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2L1RTVPU717DVkOE4bvF5o\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251014_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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-153\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;10,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;<wbr>Joint&nbsp;Staff&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;one&nbsp;<wbr>Russian&nbsp;IL-20&nbsp;intelligence&nbsp;<wbr>gathering&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;flying&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sakhalin&nbsp;area&nbsp;<wbr>over&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;Okhotsk.&nbsp;This&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;<wbr>then&nbsp;turned&nbsp;back&nbsp;and&nbsp;flew&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Sea&nbsp;of&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;toward&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Sakhalin&nbsp;area.&nbsp;<br \/>The&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;Air&nbsp;Self Defense&nbsp;Force&nbsp;(JASDF)&nbsp;<wbr>scrambled&nbsp;fighter&nbsp;jets in&nbsp;response&nbsp;to&nbsp;this Russian&nbsp;aircraft.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;IL-20&nbsp;<wbr>intelligence&nbsp;gathering&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft&nbsp;involved&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>incident&nbsp;is&nbsp;different&nbsp;from&nbsp;previously identified&nbsp;IL-20&nbsp;aircraft&nbsp;<wbr>involved&nbsp;in&nbsp;airspace&nbsp;<wbr>violations.&nbsp;This&nbsp;particular&nbsp;<wbr>aircraft has&nbsp;been&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;JASDF&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_NagmVLMNKTOVJzzPeOAomVZndS_j8Jwz2vM1BQDO-CSxTpa_bBjknqZ-QIYwcHiBbDSTnZB58kO3gKzBC2Lu2zbIHJBgeJZ5uMxP1ecpH64zPnrNRTy7KVDEddu8ShFRF4sPT4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/0003-4a58475a40d6.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-154\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_NYYwOlUGhpH8B0CX9vlUaEm3ywaKQ140Ff3vEL6bhsQIdZ7M1DyLf5Qjm84NJtOlunnX2FMn02nbt-weCnHuz2Ld-VJYWxIBdYMIeHwsx_CYloHPUXgA5VYuPHMgicYbtTO8pY=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gy53-cdn.asp.cuenote.jp\/0000013c\/202510\/000268aa\/0004-e37d8678755c.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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-155\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251014_03.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/2025\/p20251014_03.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2j_WcB1dWIl-NpLHo-Pu0y\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.mod.go.jp\/js\/pdf\/<wbr>2025\/p20251014_03.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;\">10\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-156\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;14,&nbsp;the&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;<wbr>announced&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;Chinese&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;vessel,<wbr>&nbsp;Xiang&nbsp;Yang&nbsp;Hong&nbsp;22,&nbsp;which&nbsp;had&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>suspected&nbsp;of&nbsp;conducting&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>oceanographic&nbsp;research&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;about&nbsp;385&nbsp;kilometers&nbsp;west&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Amami&nbsp;Oshima&nbsp;Island&nbsp;since&nbsp;<wbr>October&nbsp;13,&nbsp;exited&nbsp;the&nbsp;EEZ.<br \/>The&nbsp;same&nbsp;vessel&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;<wbr>repeatedly&nbsp;observed&nbsp;operating&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;since&nbsp;<wbr>late&nbsp;September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-157\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Kyodo News (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;width100%\"><a style=\"color:rgb(51,122,183)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13291989.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/13291989.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2rCVdNAx0hoJAyWxhEGvqu\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.47news.jp\/<wbr>13291989.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;\">10\/15<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-158\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">On&nbsp;October&nbsp;15,&nbsp;according&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;sources,&nbsp;<wbr>Russia&nbsp;has&nbsp;notified&nbsp;its&nbsp;<wbr>intention&nbsp;to&nbsp;suspend&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;of&nbsp;innocent&nbsp;<wbr>passage&nbsp;for&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;<wbr>including&nbsp;those&nbsp;from&nbsp;Japan,&nbsp;<wbr>in&nbsp;the&nbsp;waters&nbsp;surrounding&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Northern&nbsp;Territories,&nbsp;which&nbsp;<wbr>Russia&nbsp;illegally&nbsp;occupies.&nbsp;It&nbsp;<wbr>was&nbsp;also&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;has&nbsp;announced&nbsp;<wbr>plans&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;military&nbsp;<wbr>exercises&nbsp;around&nbsp;Shikotan&nbsp;<wbr>Island.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>strong&nbsp;protest&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>diplomatic&nbsp;channels.&nbsp;There&nbsp;<wbr>are&nbsp;growing&nbsp;concerns&nbsp;that&nbsp;Russia\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>repeated&nbsp;assertions&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>jurisdiction&nbsp;may&nbsp;be&nbsp;aimed&nbsp;at&nbsp;<wbr>solidifying&nbsp;its&nbsp;illegal&nbsp;occupation&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;fait&nbsp;accompli,<wbr>&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;<wbr>is&nbsp;heightening&nbsp;its&nbsp;vigilance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">According&nbsp;to&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;<wbr>of&nbsp;Foreign&nbsp;Affairs,&nbsp;Russia&nbsp;<wbr>notified&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;13&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>it&nbsp;would&nbsp;suspend&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;of&nbsp;innocent&nbsp;<wbr>passage&nbsp;for&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;warships&nbsp;<wbr>and&nbsp;other&nbsp;foreign&nbsp;government&nbsp;vessels,&nbsp;excluding&nbsp;those&nbsp;<wbr>flying&nbsp;the&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;flag.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>suspension&nbsp;applies&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>designated&nbsp;areas&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;illegally&nbsp;occupied&nbsp;<wbr>islands&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shikotan,&nbsp;<wbr>Kunashiri,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Habomai&nbsp;islets,<wbr>&nbsp;and&nbsp;Etorofu,&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;waters&nbsp;east&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>Hokkaido.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Japanese&nbsp;<wbr>government&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;a&nbsp;protest&nbsp;<wbr>through&nbsp;diplomatic&nbsp;channels,&nbsp;stating&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u201cthe&nbsp;<wbr>suspension&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>innocent&nbsp;passage&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>Russia\u2019s&nbsp;claims&nbsp;contradicts&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;position&nbsp;<wbr>regarding&nbsp;the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;<wbr>Territories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Russia&nbsp;also&nbsp;notified&nbsp;in&nbsp;April&nbsp;<wbr>that&nbsp;it&nbsp;would&nbsp;suspend&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>right&nbsp;of&nbsp;innocent&nbsp;passage&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>foreign&nbsp;vessels in&nbsp;the&nbsp;same&nbsp;waters.&nbsp;Under&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>United&nbsp;Nations&nbsp;Convention&nbsp;on&nbsp;<wbr>the&nbsp;Law&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Sea&nbsp;(UNCLOS), coastal&nbsp;states&nbsp;must&nbsp;allow&nbsp;<wbr>foreign&nbsp;ships&nbsp;the&nbsp;right&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>innocent&nbsp;passage&nbsp;through&nbsp;<wbr>their&nbsp;territorial waters,&nbsp;as&nbsp;long&nbsp;as&nbsp;such&nbsp;<wbr>passage&nbsp;does&nbsp;not&nbsp;threaten&nbsp;<wbr>their&nbsp;security.&nbsp;While&nbsp;coastal&nbsp;<wbr>states&nbsp;may temporarily&nbsp;suspend&nbsp;this&nbsp;<wbr>right&nbsp;if&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;essential&nbsp;for&nbsp;<wbr>their&nbsp;national&nbsp;security,&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;Ministry&nbsp;of Foreign&nbsp;Affairs&nbsp;stated&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>Russia&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;provided&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>specific&nbsp;reason&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;suspension.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">It&nbsp;was&nbsp;also&nbsp;revealed&nbsp;that&nbsp;<wbr>Russia&nbsp;has&nbsp;notified&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>its&nbsp;plan&nbsp;to&nbsp;conduct&nbsp;live-fire&nbsp;<wbr>drills&nbsp;in&nbsp;multiple areas north&nbsp;of&nbsp;Shikotan&nbsp;Island&nbsp;from&nbsp;<wbr>October&nbsp;10&nbsp;to&nbsp;November&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;government lodged a&nbsp;protest,&nbsp;stating&nbsp;that&nbsp;\u201c<wbr>moves&nbsp;to&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;military&nbsp;<wbr>capabilities&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Northern Territories are&nbsp;incompatible&nbsp;with&nbsp;Japan\u2019s&nbsp;<wbr>position&nbsp;and&nbsp;are&nbsp;unacceptable.<wbr>\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">Russia&nbsp;also&nbsp;issued&nbsp;<wbr>notifications&nbsp;of&nbsp;military&nbsp;<wbr>exercises&nbsp;in&nbsp;similar&nbsp;areas&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>August,&nbsp;including&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;anniversary&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;end&nbsp;of&nbsp;<wbr>World&nbsp;War&nbsp;II,&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;in&nbsp;<wbr>June&nbsp;and&nbsp;July.&nbsp;In&nbsp;April,&nbsp;it&nbsp;<wbr>designated&nbsp;a&nbsp;vast&nbsp;area\u2014including&nbsp;waters&nbsp;near&nbsp;<wbr>Hokkaido&nbsp;and&nbsp;around&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>Northern&nbsp;Territories\u2014as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<wbr>training&nbsp;zone&nbsp;for live-fire&nbsp;drills.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<wbr>Japanese&nbsp;government&nbsp;lodged&nbsp;<wbr>protests&nbsp;on&nbsp;each&nbsp;occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/article\/20251015-NH5QAODIB5JZFPLA3HXTLDAHJ4\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=ja&amp;q=https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/article\/20251015-NH5QAODIB5JZFPLA3HXTLDAHJ4\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1760863253052000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2bzB7nsgxuwt4KjkfPtBA4\" rel=\"noopener\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.sankei.com\/<wbr>article\/20251015-<wbr>NH5QAODIB5JZFPLA3HXTLDAHJ4\/<\/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;\">10\/15<\/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\" 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style=\"margin:0px\">The&nbsp;JCG&nbsp;demanded&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;<wbr>vessel&nbsp;halt&nbsp;its&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;<wbr>While&nbsp;Tongji&nbsp;is&nbsp;believed&nbsp;to&nbsp;<wbr>have&nbsp;retracted&nbsp;the&nbsp;wire,&nbsp;it&nbsp;remained&nbsp;within&nbsp;<wbr>Japan\u2019s&nbsp;EEZ&nbsp;as&nbsp;of&nbsp;October&nbsp;15.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0px\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/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_4492023742310058546m_9096022849487461499fc-id-161\" 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;width100%\">\n<p style=\"margin:0px\"><b><span style=\"color:rgb(35,34,228)\">Jiji Press News 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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.31. October 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 October 15) \u00a0 In the first half of this month, China repeatedly engaged in unilateral actions in violation of international law. 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