A fire on a U.S. Navy ship off Japan was finally put out after 12 hours early Thursday, the U.S. military has said, after local vessels spent most of the night dousing the blaze. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/society/navy-ship-fire-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #us #okinawa #japancoastguard
A yacht and a cargo ship collided in waters close to Hoto Island in Oita Prefecture, with one person sent to the hospital unconscious and several others reported missing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/13/japan/yacht-cargo-ship-collision-oita/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #oita #marineaccidents #japancoastguard
A Taiwanese research vessel is suspected to have conducted survey activity within Japan's exclusive economic zone for a second time, according to the Japan Cost Guard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/taiwan-survey-eez/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #japancoastguard #taiwan
Four Chinese coast guard ships temporarily sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands within the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday afternoon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/04/japan/senkakus-china-ships/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #naha#senkakuislands #china #chinajapanrelations #japancoastguard #eastchinasea