It also plans to conduct training simulations for detaining the crews of Chinese fishing boats who have intruded into Japan's territorial waters. The number of JCG warnings against intruding Chinese fishing boats fell in 2015 but rose again last year to 104. In August last year, as many as 15 Chinese government vessels and 200 to 300 fishing boats entered waters near the Senkakus. Following a 2010 incident in which a Chinese trawler rammed JCG patrol boats, JCG vessels have been equipped with stronger steel materials. "Tensions have increased, with the number of Taiwan fishing boats intruding into Japanese territorial waters also rising," a JCG official in charge said.

Source: The China Post September 18, 2017 06:56 UTC