Japanese Territorial Waters

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  Japan Says China Naval Survey Ship Entered Its Waters, Lodges "Protest"

  Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the second incursion into its territory by the Chinese military in less than a week.

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  Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets

  Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.

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  Japan To Patrol Disputed Islands If China Sails Too Close: Report

  Japan will respond to any intrusion by Chinese naval vessels into the waters around the disputed Senkaku islands, known in China as the Diaoyus, by ordering its Self-Defence Force ships to patrol the area, the Yomiuri newspaper reported today.

• Japan coastguard says China ship in disputed waters

  Japan said a Chinese government ship briefly entered its territorial waters off disputed islands on Saturday, as the Japanese premier vowed he would not tolerate Beijing's incursions into the area.

• Japan says China ships off disputed isles

  Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around Japan-controlled islands at the centre of a dispute Monday, the Japanese coastguard said.

• Two China ships in Japanese waters: coastguard

  Two state-owned Chinese ships entered into territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, Japan's coastguard said.

• Japan says may try to shoot down North Korean rocket

  Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka has said that Tokyo may try to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it heads towards Japanese territory or waters, according to reports on Tuesday.