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NHK
3 days ago
- General
- NHK
Japanese govt. confirms China has removed last buoy from Japan's EEZ
The Japanese government has confirmed that China has removed its last remaining buoy from Japan's exclusive economic zone off Okinawa. The buoy was detected to the south of Okinawa Prefecture's Yonaguni Island last December. The Japanese government had demanded its immediate removal from Japan's EEZ and has been monitoring the situation around the waters. The Japanese government said in February that a Chinese buoy in the waters around Okinawa Prefecture's Senkaku Islands had been removed. China explained that it had moved the buoy. Japan controls the Senkaku Islands. China and Taiwan claim them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory, in terms of history and international law. It says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over them. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa told reporters on Thursday that he understands that the buoy south of Yonaguni Island is no longer an issue. He said China has not offered an external explanation and he will refrain from answering questions about its intentions. Hayashi said the Japanese government has been routinely patrolling the waters under its jurisdiction and the relevant government agencies will continue to cooperate in vigilance and surveillance activities.
Japan Times
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Chinese research ship spotted in Japanese EEZ
Japan Coast Guard vessel PS206 Houou sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group headed back to port on Sunday after sailing near tiny islands in the East China Sea that are at the centre of a dispute between Japan and China. The boats ships were surrounded by about 10 Japanese coast guard vessels when they approached within 1 nautical mile of the islands on Sunday morning. Coast guard crews in rubber boats urged them to leave through loudspeakers. REUTERS/Ruairidh Villar (JAPAN - Tags: MARITIME POLITICS) | Japan Coast Guard vessel PS206 Houou sails in front of Uotsuri island, one of the disputed islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea August 18, 2013. Boats carrying about 20 members of a Japanese nationalist group headed back to port on Sunday after sailing near tiny islands in the East China Sea that are at the centre of a dispute between Japan and China. The boats ships were surrounded by about 10 Japanese coast guard vessels when they approached within 1 nautical mile of the islands on Sunday morning. Coast guard crews in rubber boats urged them to leave through loudspeakers. REUTERS/Ruairidh Villar (JAPAN - Tags: MARITIME POLITICS) A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of one of the disputed islands in the East China Sea
