Two China Coast Guard ships stayed continuously in Japanese territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands for 64 hours 17 minutes this month, the longest single intrusion since Japan nationalized the islands in 2012.
According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, the two ships entered the waters southwest of Uotsurijima island at 4:33 a.m. on Tuesday and departed the area Thursday evening. The Chinese ships appeared to be monitoring a 9.7-ton Japanese fishing boat with three crew members operating in the waters.
The Chinese ships also continued navigating through waters near Minami-Kojima island and elsewhere on Thursday afternoon.
