Japan to create special guards for disputed islands
12 Jan 2013 6:40 AM IST
The Japan Coast Guard will create a team of several hundred officers to focus on guarding waters around the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea in light of repeated intrusion and passage by Chinese ships in and around the territorial waters, sources close to the coast guard said on Friday.
The team, to be based at the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, will be equipped with more than 10 patrol boats to provide greater security around the Japanese-administered islands from April 2015, the sources said. The coast guard plans to request a budgetary outlay for construction of six patrol boats for the team as part of the fiscal 2012 supplementary budget, they said.
Chinese ships have been sailing frequently around the Senkakus since 11 Septemeber.
The team, to be based at the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, will be equipped with more than 10 patrol boats to provide greater security around the Japanese-administered islands from April 2015, the sources said. The coast guard plans to request a budgetary outlay for construction of six patrol boats for the team as part of the fiscal 2012 supplementary budget, they said.
Chinese ships have been sailing frequently around the Senkakus since 11 Septemeber.
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