4 Chinese vessels enter waters off Senkaku Islands

The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:10 JST, September 9, 2022

Four China Coast Guard vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday, according to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters.

The vessels entered in quick succession into the territorial waters near Uotsuri Island between approximately 4:10 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. on Thursday. They then left the territorial waters between approximately 5:44 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the same day, the regional headquarters in Naha said.