A Chinese navy vessel has been spotted in Japan’s territorial waters near islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
A survey ship entered Japanese waters from west of Kuchinoerabu Island at around 11 p.m. Tuesday and sailed out of the territorial waters south of Yakushima island at around 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, the ministry said.
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