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Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu says the Japanese government will keep a close eye on developments regarding China's coast guard, including a planned legal revision outlining its responsibilities.

Kato told reporters on Thursday the government is committed to defending the lives and assets of the Japanese people, including fishing boats, as well as Japan's territorial waters and air space. He pledged to continue to monitor and patrol the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and deal calmly yet firmly with China.

Japan's Coast Guard has started testing an unmanned aircraft on Thursday to learn whether it can carry out key duties, including search and rescue and maritime surveillance.

US defense firm General Atomics developed the 12-meter-long drone, called the SeaGuardian. It has a wingspan of 24 meters.

The Japan Coast Guard is beginning test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle to learn whether it can be utilized to carry out the coast guard's key duties, including search and rescue and maritime surveillance.

The flights, which will take place starting Thursday, are to be conducted off the coast of Sanriku in northeastern Japan, as well as along the coasts of the Sea of Japan.

A Japan Coast Guard vessel and a Taiwanese fishing boat were involved in a minor collision in Japan's territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

The coast guard says the incident took place shortly after 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.

Japanese weather officials are calling on people to stay on the highest alert even though Typhoon Haishen, now threatening Japan's southwest, has weakened slightly.

Officials of the Meteorological Agency held a news conference at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Japanese weather officials are calling on people to stay on the highest alert even though Typhoon Haishen, now threatening Japan's southwest, has weakened slightly.

Officials of the Meteorological Agency held a news conference at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday.

A South Korean coast guard ship has ordered a Japanese coast guard vessel to end a survey it is conducting in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki.

The Japan Coast Guard, or JCG, says the South Korean ship radioed the demand shortly after 4 a.m. on Saturday when the Japanese vessel was engaged in a survey about 140 kilometers west of Meshima, an islet in Nagasaki's Goto Islands. The JCG says the waters are within Japan's EEZ.

The Nissan Navara is getting a refreshed N-Guard variant in Europe adding new premium features to the pickup truck's range-topping trim.

About 250 Imperial Guard Headquarters members paraded solemnly through central Tokyo on Jan. 25 with unwavering determination ahead of the upcoming historical events in accordance with Emperor Akihito's abdication of the throne.

The members of the Imperial Guard Headquarters, dedicated to the protection of the emperor and his family, marched in perfect unison with 12 guard horses and three guard dogs during an annual parade through Higashi Gyoen (east garden of the Imperial Palace) to mark the beginning of the year.