Japan lodges protest with China over ships near disputed islets
Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands Thursday and appeared to be trying to approach a Japanese fishing boat.
Sado police find two heads and five bodies on suspected North Korean boat
The heads of two people as well as five bodies believed to be of North Koreans are found in a boat that washed ashore on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.
Chinese incursions near Japan-held islands top 1,000 to hit record, up 80% on last year
The forays by Chinese coast guard vessels and other government ships are on track for an 80 percent increase over last year, the Japan Coast Guard says.
Japan to permit antidote injections by rescue workers in cases of bioterrorism
The health ministry said Thursday that antidote auto-injections by non-medical professionals, such as rescue workers, will be permitted should toxic agents be dispersed in a terrorist attack. The move is designed to prepare for any chemical terrorist attack in the run-up to next year's Tokyo ...
North Korean ships suspected of smuggling made repeated port calls in Japan, data show
Vessels involved in North Korea's export of coal, which is banned under U.N. resolutions, have made repeated port calls in Japan, possibly as a way of evading the embargo, data obtained by Kyodo News showed Sunday. Such vessels have made over 100 port calls in ...
North Korea fires ballistic missile built to be launched from submarine into Japan's EEZ
North Korea tested a suspected sub-launched ballistic missile in a technological advancement, if successful, could make it significantly more difficult to destroy its nuclear arsenal.
Suspected North Korean vessel threatened to fire at Japan Coast Guard
Someone on the high-speed boat used a rifle to threaten a Japan Coast Guard boat that was patrolling an area of the Sea of Japan rich in squid.
China Coast Guard vessels spotted in Japanese waters off Aomori for first time in two years
Two China Coast Guard ships briefly entered Japanese waters Friday off Aomori Prefecture, the first Chinese government ships spotted in this area since July 2017, the Japan Coast Guard said. At around 2:40 a.m. A Japan Coast Guard vessel identified two Chinese ships entering Japan's ...
Coast guard personnel from Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines take part in oil spill drill
The coast guards of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines took part in a mock oil spill exercise in southern Philippine waters on Wednesday. The drill was part of the four-day Regional Maritime Pollution Exercise that kicked off Tuesday to address such pollution, especially that caused ...
Woman of unknown nationality rescued from sailboat drifting in sea off Hokkaido
A woman has been rescued from a drifting sailboat in waters off Hokkaido, but the local coast guard said Monday it has not been possible to clearly understand her situation due to communication difficulties. The small Israeli-flagged vessel was spotted drifting by a coast guard ...
In training program, Japan, U.S. to help Pacific island nations counter illegal fishing
Japan and the United States plan to jointly offer training to maritime authorities of Pacific island nations to help them better crack down on illegal fishing within their exclusive economic zones, a Japanese government source said Saturday. During a roughly three-week program in Japan, which ...
Tokyo police will beef up security in waterfront areas to guard against terrorist attacks from the sea during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Events for the Tokyo Games are scheduled to take place at 43 venues in nine prefectures, and 14 of them, as ...
