{"id":3047,"date":"2026-02-27T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T04:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?post_type=statistical_data_ana&#038;p=3047"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T05:39:09","slug":"statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-february-27-2","status":"publish","type":"statistical_data_ana","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/statistical_data_analysis\/statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-february-27-2","title":{"rendered":"Statistical Data and Analysis (as of February 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"word-break: break-all\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.5rem; padding: 1rem; background: #aeedf1\">\n<p>\n      In the latter half of this month, Japan\u2019s foreign and defense ministers visited Germany for the Munich Security Conference. The foreign minister attended the G7 Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting and met with the NATO secretary-general and the foreign ministers of the United States<br \/>\n      and Germany, reaffirming the importance of international coordination. He also joined a panel discussion, stressing the need to uphold a free and open international order based on the rule of law. The defense minister met with the NATO secretary-general and the defense<br \/>\n      ministers of the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Italy, and Canada, emphasizing that Euro-Atlantic and Indo- Pacific security are inseparable and pledging close cooperation. He also delivered a speech on Japan\u2019s security policy and participated in a dialogue on the main stage<br \/>\n      of the Munich Security Conference.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Japan\u2019s Ministry of Defense also held the Japan\u2013Pacific Islands Defense Dialogue (JPIDD), inviting Pacific Island countries, regional partner countries, and ASEAN countries. Through this meeting of defense ministers, discussions deepened mutual trust and confirmed stronger<br \/>\n      cooperation in addressing shared challenges.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Separately, plans were announced to increase the deployment of the United States\u2019 advanced missile systems in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n    <strong>[Statistical Data as of February 27]<br \/> <\/strong>\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    The 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 the JCG.<br \/>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.kaiho.mlit.go.jp\/mission\/senkaku\/senkaku.html<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<style>\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table {\n      border-collapse: collapse;\n      border-top: none;\n    }\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th,\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td {\n      border: 1px solid #000;\n      text-align: center;\n      vertical-align: middle;\n      padding: 8px;\n      background-color: #d9e1f2;\n    }\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th {\n      background-color: #b4c6e7;\n      font-weight: bold;\n    }\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td.stats-spacer-col {\n      border: none;\n      width: 10px;\n      background-color: #fff;\n    }\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(1),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(1),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(5),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(5) {\n      width: 10%;\n    }\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(2),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(2),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(3),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(3),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(6),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(6),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table th:nth-child(7),\n    .l-post-content table.stats-table td:nth-child(7) {\n      width: 20%;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n<div class=\"table-box\">\n<table class=\"stats-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Feb.<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"100\" class=\"stats-spacer-col\"><\/td>\n<th>Feb.<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Newsletter Registration<\/h3>\n<p>What is happening in East Asian Maritime Security? 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