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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard and the Japanese Coast Guard held their first-ever bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan, the PCG said. According to the PCG, the meeting was held on May 24. It focused on ways to counter piracy, ensure capacity building, the Maritime Safety and Security (MSP) master’s program, and maritime security operations. The bilateral meeting took place two days before the PCG, JCG and their Indonesian counterpart held integrated maritime drills […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — A Japanese Coast Guard vessel has arrived in Manila for a joint exercise, though the Philippine Coast Guard says it wasn’t timed to coincide with a tribunal’s ruling on manila’s case against china’s claims in the South China Sea. Commander armand balilo, the philippine coast guard’s spokesman, said the Japanese vessel PHL02 Tsugaru docked at Manila’s south harbor on Monday. Some 50 Japanese and 70 Filipino coast guard personnel will […]
(Reuters) — The Japanese Goast Guard on Thursday (July 2) sent ships to survey a newly formed island some 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) south of Tokyo. This island, known as Nishinoshima, is slowly growing in size as its active volcano spews molten rock onto its surrounding shorelines. Its natural expansion began in late 2013 when a previously inactive volcano nearby suddenly erupted and merged with another nearby isle. Due to the island’s volcano activity and […]
