
Naha, Okinawa Pref: Four Chinese coast guard ships intruded into Japanese waters off the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Friday.
This was the third intrusion into Japanese waters off the islands by a Chinese government ship this year. The Japanese-administered islands are claimed by China.
The four Haijing ships entered Japanese waters at around 10:15-10:40 a.m. (1:15-1:40 a.m. GMT) before leaving at around 12:10-12:15 p.m., according to the Japan Coast Guard.
JIJI Press