A: Hey buddy, did you catch the news today?
B: No, what's up?
A: Turns out a Chinese research ship was spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone near their southernmost island without Tokyo's permission!
B: Whoa, really? Where exactly was this happening?
A: It was about 270 kilometers east of Okinotorishima Island in the Pacific. The Coast Guard spotted it at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday.
B: What was the ship doing there?
A: It looks like they were putting something into the ocean, possibly a wire.
B: The Japanese Coast Guard gave them a warning?
A: Yeah, they radioed the vessel in multiple languages, telling them to stop their activities and explained that research without consent isn't allowed in the area.
B: What happened next?
A: The ship left the exclusive economic zone about 5 hours later, and the Coast Guard is still patrolling the area.
B: This isn't the first time something like this has happened, right?
A: Correct! The last time a Chinese research ship was found doing activities without Japan's consent in the same area was on January 1st, 2024. And this latest activity marks the ninth such occurrence in the past decade. Crazy, huh?
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The Japan Coast Guard says it detected a Chinese maritime research ship engaging in activities in Japan's exclusive economic zone near its southernmost island without obtaining prior consent from Tokyo.
Coast Guard officials said their patrolling aircraft spotted the ship about 270 kilometers east of Okinotorishima Island in the Pacific at about 5:40 p.m. on Monday.
The officials added that the ship was sailing while putting what appeared to be a wire into the ocean.
The Coast Guard aircraft radioed the vessel in Japanese, Chinese and other languages, telling it to stop its activities. It warned that research activities without obtaining consent from Japan cannot be allowed in the area.
The vessel reportedly left the EEZ about 5 hours later. The Coast Guard is continuing to patrol the area.
The officials said the last time a Chinese research ship was found conducting activities without Japan's prior consent in the EEZ near the island was on January 1 2024.
This latest activity marks the ninth such occurrence in the past decade.
B: No, what's up?
A: Turns out a Chinese research ship was spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone near their southernmost island without Tokyo's permission!
B: Whoa, really? Where exactly was this happening?
A: It was about 270 kilometers east of Okinotorishima Island in the Pacific. The Coast Guard spotted it at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday.
B: What was the ship doing there?
A: It looks like they were putting something into the ocean, possibly a wire.
B: The Japanese Coast Guard gave them a warning?
A: Yeah, they radioed the vessel in multiple languages, telling them to stop their activities and explained that research without consent isn't allowed in the area.
B: What happened next?
A: The ship left the exclusive economic zone about 5 hours later, and the Coast Guard is still patrolling the area.
B: This isn't the first time something like this has happened, right?
A: Correct! The last time a Chinese research ship was found doing activities without Japan's consent in the same area was on January 1st, 2024. And this latest activity marks the ninth such occurrence in the past decade. Crazy, huh?
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The Japan Coast Guard says it detected a Chinese maritime research ship engaging in activities in Japan's exclusive economic zone near its southernmost island without obtaining prior consent from Tokyo.
Coast Guard officials said their patrolling aircraft spotted the ship about 270 kilometers east of Okinotorishima Island in the Pacific at about 5:40 p.m. on Monday.
The officials added that the ship was sailing while putting what appeared to be a wire into the ocean.
The Coast Guard aircraft radioed the vessel in Japanese, Chinese and other languages, telling it to stop its activities. It warned that research activities without obtaining consent from Japan cannot be allowed in the area.
The vessel reportedly left the EEZ about 5 hours later. The Coast Guard is continuing to patrol the area.
The officials said the last time a Chinese research ship was found conducting activities without Japan's prior consent in the EEZ near the island was on January 1 2024.
This latest activity marks the ninth such occurrence in the past decade.
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Japanese Coast Guard detected a Chinese maritime research ship operating in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone near Okinotorishima Island without prior consent. The ship was spotted about 270km east, placing it around 5:40 PM on Monday. Activities involved putting a wire into the ocean. A warning was
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250527_08/
Date: May 27, 2025
Created: 2025/05/28 07:04
Updated: 2025/12/08 03:56
Last Read: 2025/05/28 16:08