TOKYO, Oct. 16 -- Joint Staff issued the following press release:
At around 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 10, 2025, JMSDF spotted PLAN
Luyang-III-class DDG x 2 (hull number 123 and 124) and Fuchi-class
AOR x 1 (hull number 902) sailing northwestward in the waters
approximately 200 km southeast of Miyako-jima Island.
These PLAN vessels continued to sail northward through the waters
between Okinawa Main Island and Miyako-jima Island into the East
China Sea.
These are the same vessels that sailed northeastward through
Tsushima Strait from September 16 to 17 and sailed eastward through
Soya Strait from September 22 to 23.
JMSDF assets monitored the activities of these vessels.
ABBREVIATIONS
JMSDF: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
PLAN: People's...