A Chinese navy survey ship on Thursday entered Japan’s territorial waters near islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, the latest sighting of such a vessel in the area since February this year, the Defense Ministry said.
The vessel was spotted crossing into Japanese waters southwest of Yakushima island at around 10:00 a.m., the ministry said. The latest case marked the eighth entry by a Chinese survey ship into waters off Kagoshima since November 2021.
Japan has protested to China and conveyed its strong concern over the latest intrusion through diplomatic channels, the ministry said.
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