Chinese Navy survey ship entered Japanese waters, Japan's defence ministry says


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  • Saturday, 31 Aug 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Chinese Navy survey vessel briefly entered Japanese territorial waters on Saturday, Japan's defence ministry said.

The ship was detected in Japanese territory off the coast of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the southwest of the country, at around 6 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Friday), and had departed by 7:53 a.m., the ministry said on its website.

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