{"id":4724,"date":"2026-05-15T15:21:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/?post_type=statistical_data_ana&#038;p=4724"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T22:08:44","slug":"statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-may-15","status":"publish","type":"statistical_data_ana","link":"https:\/\/www.rips.or.jp\/en\/newsletter\/statistical_data_analysis\/statistical-data-and-analysis-as-of-may-15","title":{"rendered":"Statistical Data and Analysis (as of May 15)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  .analysis-box {\n    margin-bottom: 1.5rem;\n    padding: 1rem;\n    background: #aeedf1;\n  }\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>\n<div class=\"analysis-box\">\n<p>\n      In the first half of this month, Japan\u2019s prime minister delivered a foreign policy speech outlining the evolution of the FOIP initiative. Ten years after the launch of FOIP and amid structural changes in the international order, the prime minister stated that Japan would<br \/>\n      further advance FOIP, accelerate its efforts, and deepen cooperation with like-minded partners to build an international order in the Indo-Pacific based on freedom, openness, diversity, inclusiveness, and the rule of law.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      ASEAN leaders adopted a declaration on maritime cooperation. The declaration reaffirmed UNCLOS as the legal framework governing all activities in the maritime domain, and called for the peaceful settlement of disputes in accordance with international law, as well as<br \/>\n      strengthened cooperation in a wide range of maritime-related fields, including maritime security.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Meanwhile, in the strategically important Luzon Strait, U.S. and Philippine forces, with the participation of Japan, conducted a large-scale live-fire maritime strike drill as part of the \u201cBalikatan\u201d exercise, further strengthening coordination among allies and partners.\n    <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, reports emerged of China\u2019s unilateral marine research activities near Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines, as well as Viet Nam\u2019s opposition to China\u2019s unilateral fishing restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n    <strong>[Statistical Data as of May 15]<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<div class=\"table-box\">\n<table class=\"stats-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Apr.<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<td rowspan=\"100\" class=\"stats-spacer-col\"><\/td>\n<th>May<\/th>\n<th>Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th>Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">May<\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Contiguous<br \/>zone<\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"2\">Territorial<br \/>Waters<\/th>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/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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