According to the Editorial, The Japan News dated April 16:
China continues its aggressive expansion into the South China Sea. In order to protect the free maritime order, Japan and the United States must work together to help coastal states improve their capabilities.
The Japan Coast Guard has announced that in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard it will provide the Philippine Coast Guard with capacity building training.
The JCG will soon dispatch three members from its dedicated support team to conduct training on seizing suspects to control a situation, and the U.S. side will instruct how to board and inspect suspicious ships.
