Japan Coast Guard
government — maritime (Japan)
2 items across 2 editions · last active 6 Oct 26
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No. 98 · Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Japan says it ordered a Chinese survey ship out of its economic zone as unauthorized Chinese surveys reach 14 this year
So what? More than doubling in a year points to a deliberate campaign rather than routine science, and Tokyo's mild public tone suggests it will not ease. Cargo routes are unaffected for now; the exposure is seabed and cable mapping in the approaches to Taiwan.
Sources: Hong Kong Free Press · Nippon.com (Sep 27–Oct 6)
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No. 7 · Tuesday, 7 July 2026
Japan expels Chinese coast guard vessels from waters near the Senkaku Islands
What? Japan's Coast Guard said four China Coast Guard vessels approached the Senkaku Islands on July 7, with two entering Japanese territorial waters near a Japanese fishing boat before being expelled by 9:20 a.m. local time; Tokyo called the intrusion a violation of international law, while Beijing maintains the islands, which it calls the Diaoyu, are its own territory.
So what? A territorial-waters incursion timed to a fishing-boat encounter, rather than a routine patrol pass, tends to escalate faster than the standing coast-guard rotation already under way east of Taiwan; watch whether Beijing follows with a formal protest note or repeats the approach within days, either of which would mark a step up from the intermittent pattern of the past year.
Source: AFP via The Star (7 July 2026)
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