Japan said Sunday it has confirmed a South Korean research vessel conducted a marine survey in waters off disputed islets within Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan.
The ship, Hae Yang 2000, was found to have extended a wire-like object into the sea off the pair of islets without prior consent from Tokyo, according to a statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
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