Japan Sea
IHO sea area 52 · 126° to 142° E, 33° to 52° N
- in force
- 2
- last 12 months
- 2
- since 1993
- 1,097
- categories
- 11
In force now · 2
- NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
- HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
Longest in force
- HYDROPAC 2151/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercises occur daily from 2200Z to 1000Z on July 31, August 2-14, 16-21, 23-28, and 30 in the Sea of Japan near Russia.
- NAVAREA XI 341/26 · Exercises2026-07-27Gunnery exercise in Japan Sea occurs daily 2200Z to 1000Z on specified dates from 31 July to 30 August in a bounded area.
By year
93
98
99
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
By month (all years)
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
By category · since 1997
| Exercises | 629 | 57% |
| Missiles | 183 | 17% |
| Other | 152 | 14% |
| Derelicts | 51 | 5% |
| Surveys | 31 | 3% |
| Cable ops | 23 | 2% |
| Nav aids | 17 | 2% |
| Wrecks | 5 | 0% |
| Debris | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
| Volcanic | 1 | 0% |
Archive · 1,095 cancelled
- HYDROPAC 596/17 · Nav aids2017-02-17 → 2017-02-26NAVTEX station yokohama (I) 35-14.6N 139-55.3E off air 230555Z to 230740Z and 260555Z to 260950Z feb
- HYDROPAC 568/17 · Missiles2017-02-16 → 2017-02-22Missile operations 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 20 and 21 feb in area bound by 42-15.0N 131-41.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 372/17 · Missiles2017-02-01 → 2017-02-09Missile operations 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 05 thru 08 feb in area bound by 42-15.0N 131-41.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 350/17 · Nav aids2017-01-30 → 2017-01-31NAVTEX station yokohama (I) 35-14.6N 139-55.3E off air
- HYDROPAC 3539/16 · Exercises2016-11-16 → 2016-11-18Gunnery exercises 0001Z to 0800Z daily 17 and 18 nov within five miles of 45-32.0N 141-18.5E
- HYDROPAC 3475/16 · Surveys2016-11-11 → 2017-04-07Underwater operations 13 nov until further notice by M/V buhoro towing equipment along trackline joining…
- HYDROPAC 2642/16 · Other2016-09-01 → 2017-04-05Mys orlova light 51-25.4N 140-52.9E at reduced intensity
- HYDROPAC 2133/16 · Missiles2016-07-16 → 2016-07-26Hazardous operations 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 21 thru 25 jul in area bound by 41-33-18N 132-22-48E,…
- HYDROPAC 1544/16 · Surveys2016-05-25 → 2016-05-28Survey operations in progress until 27 may by M/V northern endeavour along trackline joining 34-54N 128-59E,…
- HYDROPAC 1479/16 · Surveys2016-05-20 → 2016-05-24Survey operations 21 thru 23 may by M/V northern endeavour in area bound by 35-09N 129-12E, 35-10N 129-13E,…
- HYDROPAC 1115/16 · Missiles2016-04-16 → 2016-04-23Hazardous operations 2300Z to 1000Z commencing daily 20 thru 22 apr in area bound by 41-38.2N 132-56.0E,…
- HYDROPAC 3605/15 · Nav aids2015-11-03 → 2015-11-04NAVTEX station otaru 43-19N 140-27E at reduced power 040140Z to 040300Z nov
- HYDROPAC 2421/15 · Missiles2015-07-24 → 2015-07-31Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z commencing daily 27 thru 30 jul in area bound by 41-13-00N 133-36-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 2414/15 · Missiles2015-07-23 → 2015-07-24Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z commencing daily 28 thru 30 jul in area bound by 41-13-00N 133-36-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 1958/15 · Cable ops2015-06-16 → 2016-02-21Cable operations in progress until further notice vicinity of trackline joining 48-14.62N 141-17.09E,…
- HYDROPAC 1618/15 · Missiles2015-05-16 → 2015-05-23Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z commencing daily 20 thru 22 may in area bound by 41-38.5N 132-43.6E,…
- HYDROPAC 1526/15 · Cable ops2015-05-08 → 2015-06-11Cable operations 11 may thru 10 jun in area bound by 48-11.95N 141-05.32E, 48-22.95N 141-07.33E, 48-14.84N…
- HYDROPAC 1343/15 · Missiles2015-04-22 → 2015-04-30Hazardous operations 2200Z to 1000Z commencing daily 27 thru 29 apr in area bound by 41-12-45N 133-16-00E,…
- HYDROPAC 2398/14 · Missiles2014-08-15 → 2014-08-16Hazardous operations 160700Z to 160900Z aug in area bound by 41-28.8N 132-50.4E, 41-47.8N 132-50.4E,…
- HYDROPAC 1325/14 · Wrecks2014-05-08 → 2015-10-15Zaliv Chikhacheva
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.