Press Releases
Protest regarding the Intrusion of a China Coast Guard Vessel’s helicopter into Japan’s Territorial Airspace
May 3, 2025
It has been confirmed that on May 3, around 12 p.m., four China Coast Guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands, and a helicopter launched from one of the China Coast Guard vessels intruded into Japan's territorial airspace around the islands.
Following this incident, on the same day in the afternoon, Mr. KANAI Masaaki, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, summoned Mr. Zhao Baogang, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, and issued a very severe protest concerning the China Coast Guard's actions, which infringe upon Japan's sovereignty, strongly urging the Government of China to ensure that similar acts do not recur.