Japan set narrow territorial waters along straits for U.S. nukes

Monday 22nd June, 06:00 AM JST

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OssanAmerica at 09:14 AM JST - 22nd June

So...Chinese subs can now cruise 4 miles off the Japanese coast at those straits without being in Japanese waters?
kanadamanada at 10:58 AM JST - 22nd June

Should make for some interesting fishing opportunities for foreign boats. Way to prioritize, Taro!
Statistician at 11:42 AM JST - 22nd June

I guess the Russian Navy will be pretty happy too.
dragonczar at 12:25 PM JST - 22nd June

The japanese public has strong anti-US military presents in Japan because the US navy ships shall never declare any nuclear arsenals onboard! By the way such measure was good to trace or ambushing US navy activities from Chinese or Russian navy's submarimes. Welcome!
NuckinFutz at 12:29 PM JST - 22nd June

Another bit of proof that Japan's politicians are a bunch of blithering idiots! I can't wait for the Chinese to pull a "freedom of navigation" drill with a few destroyers and subs through one of the narrow straits like Tsugaru!
Obot2008 at 01:04 PM JST - 22nd June

Did you read that North Korea? American warships with nukes will be stopping your ships soon.
Lamborghini at 01:50 PM JST - 22nd June

Well this will be very interesting, What will the Chinese Ships be doing?
teck at 11:28 PM JST - 22nd June

If the limits were set as per the allowed 12nm, the whole straits will be Japanese territorial water... and all ships, with their right of transit passage, can pass through international straits. Which means any warship can go right up to the baseline. At least when set at 3nm, they have no excuse to infringe into the territorial waters, since they can always exercise transit passage outside of Japanese territorial waters.

It is quite an open secret, actually... wonder why it only came into the picture now?
Midnightpromise at 01:32 AM JST - 23rd June

Seems like another example of the old Yankee go home syndrome, until we feel threatened that is.............